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A few Christians take that position one step further and believe that God has preserved His word, so that there is an inerrant Bible today.  The latter view is based on the following: (i) God has promised to preserve His word in Psalm 12:6-7<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2012:6-7&version=9 Psalm 12:6-7 (KJV)]</ref>, and (ii) inerrancy only in the original manuscripts, which are lost to us, would do modern Christians no good<ref>[http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page6.html Faithful Word Baptist Church Doctrinal Statement]</ref>. It is unlikely that God would have allowed His word to be twisted in any subsequent translations, given that He could have simply inspired those doing the work in the same way as He did with those who wrote the original texts.

A few Christians take that position one step further and believe that God has preserved His word, so that there is an inerrant Bible today.  The latter view is based on the following: (i) God has promised to preserve His word in Psalm 12:6-7<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2012:6-7&version=9 Psalm 12:6-7 (KJV)]</ref>, and (ii) inerrancy only in the original manuscripts, which are lost to us, would do modern Christians no good<ref>[http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page6.html Faithful Word Baptist Church Doctrinal Statement]</ref>. It is unlikely that God would have allowed His word to be twisted in any subsequent translations, given that He could have simply inspired those doing the work in the same way as He did with those who wrote the original texts.

The ''Chicago Statement'''s answer to this is that the copies and translations are sufficiently faithful to the originals as to not affect any essential teaching.<ref>Article X of the ''Statement'' says:{{QuoteBox|WE AFFIRM that inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture, which in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy. We further affirm that copies and translations of Scripture are the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original. As suggested earlier, many true Christians claim that statements in one language can be reduced to a [[logical]] propositional form and as such rendered in any other language with total fidelity.<ref>[http://creation.com/the-bible-and-hermeneutics Creation Ministries International: The Bible and hermeneutics]</ref>

The ''Chicago Statement'''s answer to this is that the copies and translations are sufficiently faithful to the originals as to not affect any essential teaching.<ref>Article X of the ''Statement'' says:{{QuoteBox|WE AFFIRM that inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture, which in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy. We further affirm that copies and translations of Scripture are the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original.

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WE DENY that any essential element of the Christian faith is affected by the absence of the autographs. We further deny that this absence renders the assertion of Biblical inerrancy invalid or irrelevant.}}</ref>

WE DENY that any essential element of the Christian faith is affected by the absence of the autographs. We further deny that this absence renders the assertion of Biblical inerrancy invalid or irrelevant.}}</ref> As suggested earlier, many true Christians claim that statements in one language can be reduced to a [[logical]] propositional form and as such rendered in any other language with total fidelity.<ref>[http://creation.com/the-bible-and-hermeneutics Creation Ministries International: The Bible and hermeneutics]</ref>

=== Inerrant in matters of spiritual truth ===

=== Inerrant in matters of spiritual truth ===