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A point unrelated to this post, but nonetheless important. Don't you guys check who is going to be a Church servant?
I had my view of loving Christianity shuttered by a Group of Servants from different churches who... It was bad. Bu…
So I guess you have a very difficult and different world view and view of scriptures.
But that leaves the space to do away with whatever that doesn't work for you.
If you ask me, it is something for not against. I mean, but where is the certa…
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You keep forgetting the Church I am talking about is lead by the same Spirit that inspired the writing for the true books. The Church was established BEFORE the books, not the other way around. So the former knows better which is true.
The ana…
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You should start with this question: what’s the point of religion? This will help you understand why Christianity is worth investigating. Is religion supposed to make you a good person? Is religion supposed to make you more ethical? Is religion …
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The reason is this. Christ did not come to establish some writings. He came to establish Himself in our flesh, which is the Church. The New Testament is secondary to the Church. The Church is what takes priority. Therefore, the writings must b…
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Well, yeah, Abraham followed the voice in his head, given that it was only a voice. But now we are not talking to God face-to-face like he or Moses did, so we need something to guide us, right? They must say that this is the guide or …
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
The Scripture is what gives the authority to the church and the oral tradition.
So the Ethiopians aren't in the wrong to add 1 Enoch, and the protestants aren't in the wrong to omit the deuterocanonical books…
Dear Daniel_Kyrillos,
I undersand the scripture and inspiration in the light of the Judeo-Christian view, and I'm not arguing against it, it seems reasonable to me the human component of the writings.
I'm not Orthodox so your argument from Orthodo…
Hi Joshua,
Yes if I remember something and someone wrote on my behalf with me dictating it or not, then yes I'd approve of it. The thing is, who is this writer and how can he be so sure that he is not an impostor? What makes us so sure than an Apos…
@minasoliman
So from that definition of scripture, if somehow an epistle or any document that is attributed to an apostle discovered nowadays will surely be included in the canon?
So to put my trust in the sources I've to become a member of the Ch…
So from what I understand is that inspired in the Christian sense is rather dynamic thing. It is not as in Islam some rigid thing? Where the human intervention and Error is readily admitted?
So, hypothetically speaking, if an epistle is found and …
@minatasgeel
No they're not part of Eastern Rite Orthodoxy. They're as I understand the Orthodox equivalent of Anglicanism.
Returning to theoriginal goal of the post:
Why one should trust that the NT has all the right books in it? Isn't there an…
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I'd like to make a small comment and that is that the Holy Spirit does what is good and for Christianity it is for our salvation.We are lead to Jesus Christ as our Saviour and in combination with the Father we seek to inherit eternal life.Je…
Well there is "part" of me that says give them a shot but then there are things that just don't make sense to me.
I mentioned Agnostic because there's no church that will allow me to attend services and have discussions with me in Egypt.
Which O…
In the previous posts you said "Before I start listing details" so I'm waiting for them.
Also something that is not quite making sense to me you always say that the holy ghost is working in the church, how can one be so sure of this?
How can one …
@minatasgeel
- So you say that those books were used in Church from the beginning, and canonisation is just a matter of declaration that's it.
- What's the problem with being apocalyptic, if it's scripture then it is scripture, why shouldn't the…
Hi,
I'm happy to hear from you, and thanks for the warm welcome.
So the church knew which books were inspired before making them canonical? Why then did they wait so long? I guess some books were always disputed and it was settled afterwards like …
I'm not a Christian, and being in Egypt, if I enter a church the dudes who look at the IDs will ask me why I want to go in there. So meeting with a Father will seriously jeopardize my and his safety .
"No. Actually it's to be taken literally, but in this case that isn't possible.Btw when the creation was in progress there wasn't a thing called "day" so when in the bible you read 6 days you have to take that as 6 periods.Sorry for my english"
So …
"Regarding the matter of the 6 days of creation,in 2 Peter chapter 3 verse 8, it's said that"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."So won't know how much time it took to God for the creation by reading th…