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1 | Where I can find documentation | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjames7 | 183865 | ||
Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me where I can find documentation on your statement; "...the Jewish Scribes rejected all of the writings of the Apocrypha"? Perhaps I should clarify a misunderstanding, everything mentioned in my previous reply is the proclamation of the Catholic Church as professed in the Catechism. "I" am not interpreting scripture because I do not have the ability to do so (2 Pet 1:20). Since this is the case, who has the authority to tell me which books of scripture are inspired and which are not? I can't trust a single individual for the same reason I can't interpret scripture myself. How can I know with 100 percent certainty (my soul is at stake here) that what I read in the Bible, any Bible, is the truly inspried Word of God? And if I do believe that the Bible is God's Word, how am I to understand it (Acts 8:29-31)? Jesus taught his apostles and through the grace of the coming of the Holy Spirit, they were able to go out and preach to all nations. The apostles proclaimed the gospel and started churches in most major cities of the region. The movement was called the Way, a group of believers that as you so aptly put "...are a part of that one body and Christ is the head" (Acts 9:2). Members of the Way became known as Christians and for nearly 1,500 years formed the only Christian Church on earth. Only after dissenters split form the church was there a denomination. The Catholic church is not a denomination, it is the Church founded by Christ. Every other denomination has begun through a separation from the one Church. Yours in Christ stjames7 |
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2 | What authority does the The Westminster | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjames7 | 183864 | ||
WOS, I applaud your quick response and your obvious expression of your faith. I would like to know: what authority does the The Westminster Confession of Faith have to determine the canon of sacred scripture? How would I know that what the Westminster Confession of Faith taught was the truth? The Westminster Confession of Faith was written 100 years after Trent at the reqest of the English Parliment whereas the Council of Hippo had already compiled the canon of sacred writings almost 1,300 years prior. The Hippo Synod had much more reliable manuscripts available as well as, through apostolic succession, the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Had not the early Catholic Church discerned the scriptures as God intended, we would still have books such as the aforementioned gospel of Thomas, etc. I'm sure you would agree that if the Church was able to eliminate the uninspired writings, then the ones remaining must be inspired. Otherwise none of the books of any bible today could be considered as Divine Revelation. “It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This complete list is called the canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the Old Testament (45 if we count Jeremiah and Lamentations as one) and 27 for the New. The Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. The New Testament: the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters of St. Paul to the Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, the Letter to the Hebrews, the Letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude, and Revelation (the Apocalypse).” Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraph 120 On a personal note, if God did have more to say wouldn't you want to hear it? The Catholic Bible has 7 additional books of His divine message. That could be a lifetime of study in itself. I once heard a theologian remark "Everything new I learn about God is another reason for me to love Him." I encourage you to keep learning and keep growing in your love of God. In Christ Jesus, stjames7 |
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