Must a Christian accept the Bible to be infallible and/or inerrant? Related question: What is the difference between &quot;infallible&quot; and &quot;inerrant&quot;?


I have heard lists of requirements to be considered Christian; among those, I find these the most prevalent:


Belief in the Trinity- very common
Belief in the Apostolic Creed- pretty universal
Belief in the infallibility/inerrancy of the Bible


Does this third point belong as an essential condition to be considered Christian?

Note:

In order to fit the format of this site, I expect answers to be well-defended and present both sides, articulating the points that make the most sense to a Christian point of view. I will pick the one that I find the most defensible, regardless of my personal opinion.

For example, if major religions denounce the view that the Bible may be imperfect as heresy, then this would be a very important note to make. I mostly grew up in a single Church, so I don't know the finer points of many other religions, only broad generalizations.
[Note: this answer was posted *before* the question was edited and refers to two questions that were in the original, paraphrased here: (1) what does the Bible itself say on the subject and (2) must someone accept that the Bible is inerrant and infallible in order to be considered a Christian]

Some people take the warning at the end of Revelation to apply to the whole Bible, and interpret it as saying "this is complete and correct" - in other words, inerrant.

Revelation 22:18-19 (NIV):


  I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If
  anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues
  described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book
  of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life
  and in the holy city, which are described in this book.


Regarding your second question, people define "Christian" in many different ways. Often that does include a requirement to accept the Bible or at the very least to acknowledge its authority - in fact I think that's probably true in the majority of cases, but I'm not aware of any firm statistics to back that up.

My own view is that it's healthy for everyone to question their own beliefs from time to time and certainly Christians with questions and queries about Biblical content are no less Christians. Christianity is first and foremost about a relationship with God, and while an understanding and acceptance of scripture is very important it is secondary to that relationship.