Subject: Sola Scriptura supported by bible? |
Bible Note: dschaertel, obviously the answer to your question regarding what consititutes Scripture has not been answered to your satisfaction on this forum, and it appears unlikely that it will be. So why don't you avail yourself of some of the off-forum resources that have been recommended to you, especially those that Reformer Joe has suggested? In addition you might find it helpful to look into a book by Josh McDowell called 'The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict.' It is both disruptive and highly counter-productive to ask the same question over and over. If you are a member of a Christian church, why not discuss your questions with your pastor? If you aren't, it should be easy enough to locate a learned pastor in your community with whom you can confer and who may well be equipped to help you a great deal, if you are, in fact, a sincere seeker after real answers to your questions about the Canon and what constitutes Scripture and why. If you seek to find a prophecy to the effect that the New Testament would consist of 27 books, and if it takes something so sweeping as this to convince you of the validity of the Canon, you, my friend, will remain unconvinced for the rest of your life. But if you are looking to find reasonable and time-honored evidence that the 27 books of the New Testament and the 39 books of the Old Testament are indeed the inspired word of God, you will find an abundance of evidence that points in that direction. So seek and you will find. --Hank |