“A Christian believes that all necessary questions pertaining to life can be answered by the Bible.” -GotQuestions
Can you say 'gobbledegook"?
“A” Christian - does that statement mean “All” Christians? Is it necessary to salvation to believe this?
“Necessary” - who decides what is necessary?
“Life” - biological, social, mechanical, etc etc - what life is the author talking about?
A little sloppy for someone who is launching into a spiel putting philosophy in its place, even if the comments are positive. Condescending, even.
I think the writer of this sentence thinks that this is a general Christian belief—just as one might say, “A criminal believes that he can get away with theft.” I don’t think the writer would say that believing this is necessary to salvation. I have encountered people who make such statements. These ideas arise from the concept of regarding the Bible as God’s word, and which therefore contains all the information necessary in order to live a fulfilling life.
Possibly, he thinks “necessary questions” are those that need answers in order to live a fulfilling life. Questions that are asked out of mere curiosity, would not be considered necessary.
I don’t think he has in mind those specific facets of life, but just life in general by which one can live to the full by being under the authority of God as revealed in the Bible.
In my opinion, the Bible takes the place of God in this writer’s life. I call this position “Bibliolatry.” But I may well be mistaken about this particular individual. Perhaps he simply uses the Bible as his guide in all elements of life, believing that it is the only source of knowing what God says and wants from us.
