The idea that something that is not God is perfect – as only God is.
If you’ve ever played cards, you may be familiar with trump – you know hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs. When it comes to THEOLOGY [the study of GOD] the ultimate trump is the idea of inerrancy. This is the claim – strictly from the point of view of human beings – that something is without error. All sorts of people play this game. Trouble is, they end up losing. How does it work, you ask? Well, consider the BIBLE, or the Qur’an. And then you have people making this same claim for the papal office. All sorts of people claim that certain things on this earth are without error. But life ain’t cards. And only God is perfect. Besides, even if, say, the Bible is inerrant, imperfect humans are still the ones understanding and applying it to life. Life is a no-trump game.
+Pastor Brian (with a BIG assist from Prof. Rolf Jacobson)