What's your favorite canon?

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Hmm, that can't be right. It's what I do, and look where it got me!

exactly; you are in an enviable (envyable?) position.
Plus, you've indicated that you are not aware of Scriptural discernment?


Bible Code? Seriously?

Hmm, I don't mean to go looking for English phrases in the Pentateuch, necessarily--I understand that can be done with War and Peace--but the math of the probabilities involved, being so much higher for the Pentateuch, I found interesting. Never read the book, tho.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

Hmm, I don't mean to go looking for English phrases in the Pentateuch, necessarily--I understand that can be done with War and Peace--but the math of the probabilities involved, being so much higher for the Pentateuch, I found interesting. Never read the book, tho.

So, anyway. Let's start here: Is 1 John inspired by God? Is it true? Is it infallible?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

So, anyway. Let's start here: Is 1 John inspired by God? Is it true? Is it infallible?

BB?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

What's your favorite list of books of the Bible, and why?

Thought about making a poll, but there are too many to choose from.

1. Protestant
2. Protestant, without the ones Martin Luther didn't like
3. Roman Catholic
4. Ethiopian Orthodox
5. Eastern Orthodox
6. Armenian Apostolic (has a catchy name, don't you think?)
7. Coptic Orthodox
8. Syriac Orthodox
9. Greek Orthodox
10. Slavonic Orthodox
11. Georgian Orthodox
12. Other (I know this list isn't complete. Find another one you like, or make you own!)

Originally Posted by Timmy

Bump. With edits.

Tell ya what. Skip the "why". Just let us know what the Word of God consists of. What is the divinely decreed Table of Contents? Which group of Christians, if any, is right?

Unless you think it's not an important question to answer.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Tell ya what. Skip the "why". Just let us know what the Word of God consists of. What is the divinely decreed Table of Contents? Which group of Christians, if any, is right?

Unless you think it's not an important question to answer.

By the way, I should have included another possible choice:

13. Marcion's canon

Basically, Marcion discarded the OT, and put together the first (it is said) NT can.... er... collection of divinely inspired books.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

By the way, I should have included another possible choice:

13. Marcion's canon

Basically, Marcion discarded the OT, and put together the first (it is said) NT can.... er... collection of divinely inspired books.

Hmmm. I wonder. Could the people who modified that first Christian Bible be said to have "added to God's Word"?

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Timmy

So, anyway. Let's start here: Is 1 John inspired by God? Is it true? Is it infallible?

Um, not sure how we got on I John; but personally, I tend to believe "This Book, and another" refers to the NT, and so I would answer "yes" to the first two, and "it depends upon your premises" to the last.
There are no secrets, imo.

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Hmmm. I wonder. Could the people who modified that first Christian Bible be said to have "added to God's Word"?

Gee, ya think? "Let's just change this Commandment," lol.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

Gee, ya think? "Let's just change this Commandment," lol.

Is that a vote for Marcion?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

Um, not sure how we got on I John; but personally, I tend to believe "This Book, and another" refers to the NT, and so I would answer "yes" to the first two, and "it depends upon your premises" to the last.
There are no secrets, imo.

Mmmmmmkay.....

(I mentioned I John because that's where you got your never-fails, guaranteed method of discerning spirits. I think. I John 4.)