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> [The inerrancy debate is based on the belief that the Bible is the word of God, that the Bible is true because God made it and gave it to us as a guide to truth. But that's not what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/the-inerrancy-debate-is-based-on-the-belief-that-the-bible-is-the/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

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## More by Doug Pagitt

> [Engaging the body in acts of being present with God, including certain ceremonial practices, opens us up to God in new ways. People of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/engaging-the-body-in-acts-of-being-present-with-god-including-certain/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [The story of the gospel is so much better than the legal model suggests. It tells us that we are created as God's partners,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/the-story-of-the-gospel-is-so-much-better-than-the-legal-model/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [God is constantly creating anew. And God also, invites us to be re-created and join the work of God as co-(re)creators. . . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/god-is-constantly-creating-anew-and-god-also-invites-us-to-be-re/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [During a recent life development forum we offered a session on Christian practices. In one of the four weeks we introduced the practice of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/during-a-recent-life-development-forum-we-offered-a-session-on/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [This can come as a shock to those Christians who are so used to hearing that Jesus is the solution to sin that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/this-can-come-as-a-shock-to-those-christians-who-are-so-used-to/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [Christianity has always been the hope of God through Jesus played out in the lives of real people living in real circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/christianity-has-always-been-the-hope-of-god-through-jesus-played-out/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [The inerrancy debate is based on the belief that the Bible is the word of God, that the Bible is true because God made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/the-inerrancy-debate-is-based-on-the-belief-that-the-bible-is-the/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [I'm writing with the assumption that most of you who are reading this book have concluded what I have: Preaching doesn't workpreaching, as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/i-m-writing-with-the-assumption-that-most-of-you-who-are-reading-this/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [And let me tell you 'Kingdom of God' language is really big in the emerging church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/and-let-me-tell-you-kingdom-of-god-language-is-really-big-in-the/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on consumerism. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/one-of-the-reasons-churches-in-north-america-have-trouble-guiding/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

> [The early evangelists recognized they could help the Jesus story make sense if Jesus was seen as someone who was chosen to appease the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pagitt/the-early-evangelists-recognized-they-could-help-the-jesus-story-make/)

[Doug Pagitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pagitt/)

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