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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: can we be sure the Bible is valid? |
Bible Note: Hi Joe, Welcome to the Forum. Hank has given you a tremendous resource which I recommend too. The Council of Nicea had as their focus the doctrine of the Trinity and the Diety of Christ. Arianism was soundly rejected. Hence the outcome: the Nicene Creed. The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce may help with your question on the how/why the canon was created. As noted in the Handbook to Bible Study: "the Church did not create Scripture; instead Scripture has primacy and is the basis for the Church. Gleason Archer states: The biblical authors indicate very clearly, whenever the matter comes up, that the various books of the Bible were canonical from the moment of their inception, by virtue of the divine authority (“Thus saith the Lord”) behind them, and the books received immediate recognition and acceptance by the faithful as soon as they were made aware of the writings. This brings us to the key factors that must have been used in determining the canon, especially for the New Testament: apostolic source, connection with an apostle, correspondence with known apostolic doctrine, doctrinal harmony with other accepted writings, evidence of divine origin, and spiritual profitability." I hope this helps, BradK |