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Intro

Why Is Belief In Inerrancy Important?

  • Writer: Mark Alan Williams
    Mark Alan Williams
  • Jul 14, 2016
  • 2 min read

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Not all Christians believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. Why is belief in inerrancy important? Let me begin by explaining what it means. A belief in the inerrancy is a belief that the Scriptures were without error when God gave the them to the writers.


Dr. Jayakumar Ramachandran


Recently a friend told me that he is a Christian be he believes that there are errors in the Bible. He didn’t show me any errors. I think he was actually just responding emotionally to a feeling about Scripture.

What does the Jesus say about inerrancy? He said:


“For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” (Matthew 5:18 NIV)


“But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.” (Luke 16:17 NIV)


To listen to this podcast just hit the play button above.


In this podcast my friend Dr. Jayakumar Ramachandran answers the question “Why is belief in inerrancy important?”


Who is Jay?


Dr. Jay was born and raised in Chennai (Madras) India to a staunch Hindu father and a traditional Christian mother.


Jay was more influenced by my father’s beliefs, values, and practices of Hinduism because his father was more religious than his mother. This deprived Jay of any Christian atmosphere and nurturing during his childhood and teenage years. Consequently, Jay formed a pluralistic religious belief.


However, in 1976, through God-orchestrated events, Jay came to know the true and living God by reading the books of John and Romans. In 1989, Jay founded Bible Believing Churches & Missions (BBCM) and continued to plant churches in Bangalore, India and challenge other church leaders to do the same.

Jay has diligently pursued advanced education. His degrees include:

  • Doctorate degree in Ministry D. Min. (Miss) from Columbia Intel University, USA

  • Masters degree in Sacred Theology (STM) from Dallas Theological Seminary, USA

  • Masters degree (M.Th) in Bible Exposition from Asian Christian Academy

  • Masters degree (M.A) from the University of Madras

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Is It OK To Switch Churches?

  • Writer: Mark Alan Williams
    Mark Alan Williams
  • Jul 8, 2016
  • 3 min read

"Christianity Questions and Answers" podcast CQA 050


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I remember years ago the great struggle it was for my parents to switch churches. They wanted to be loyal. They had served in leadership positions for years in that church. They had great friends there they didn’t want to dessert.


But at the same time, they were miserable at their church for good reason. The pastor was legalistic and judgmental. The church was continuing a long decline. They felt they were floundering spiritually.


Although I was myself a pastor and hated to see people leave my church, my heart was breaking for them.


In this week’s podcast, my own pastor and I tackle this question in a live Question and Answer session at our church: Is it OK to switch churches?


It was recorded live at New Song Community Church in Oceanside, CA. Pastor Hal Seed and I were answering questions posed to us live that day.


In addition to answering if it’s OK to switch churches, we also tackled two others:

  1. Do parables have multiple meanings? 

  2. What do I say to a friend who has been misguided in understanding the Bible and salvation? 


Here’s one of the great descriptions of the local church in the Bible:


“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:42-47 ESV) 


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For more help with the church and our commitments to a local church see these resources on my website:

For more help with the 3rd question about people who are misguided about the Bible and salvation, check out these resources from my site:

To learn more about this “Christianity Questions and Answers” podcast and how to submit your questions, click HERE. 


To receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord click HERE.


To develop your relationship with God, get my free eBook “10 Prayers to Unlock Heaven on Earth” click HERE.


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There Is No Failure In God’s Will,

  • Writer: Mark Alan Williams
    Mark Alan Williams
  • Jul 2, 2016
  • 2 min read

…and no success outside of God’s will.


Do you feel like a failure? Pastor George Truett made a wonderful observation in this quote. If we are in God’s will, we are never a failure.


Conversely, if we are outside of God’s will, we are not successful.


There were so many days when as a church planter I felt like an utter failure. My church was small, I couldn’t seem to get it to grow, people questioned my leadership. I wanted to feel successful, but my viewpoint was off balance.


The Apostle Paul was probably the greatest church planter that ever lived. Yet he did not succeed in making disciples and planting a church in every town he visited. 


In fact, sometimes he was physically abused and thrown in jail for sharing the Gospel!


Did that make Paul a failure? Hardly! He was a success as long as he was in God’s will!


That’s why he was able to say toward the end of his life,


“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:6-7 ESV)


A poor question to ask ourselves is, “Am I a success or a failure?”A great question to ask is, “Am I doing God’s will?”


If we’re doing God’s will, we’re no failure! 

To learn more about God’s perspective on failure, success and winning see these resources from this website:

To learn how to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and be saved for all eternity click HERE. 

To develop your relationship with God, get my free eBook “10 Prayers to Unlock Heaven on Earth” click HERE.



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