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To: Bishop_Malachi

The answer is in 1 Enoch. And that book is actually quoted in the NT.

I’m finding that, though I don’t think books like that should necessarily be included in canon, I’m finding that I’m not considering canon to be all that much more trustworthy than some non-canon books. It’s all valuable to one degree or another, except maybe some of the nutcase stuff that post-dates Christ, like the book of Thomas.

The bible is very useful, as described in 2 Timothy 3, but even there it doesn’t say it is “the” word of God, though I believe many of the books of the bible CONTAIN the words of God.

More important is prayer and following the real world instructions of the apostles and Jesus.


37 posted on 01/23/2020 11:07:53 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: cuban leaf

“The bible is very useful, as described in 2 Timothy 3, but even there it doesn’t say it is “the” word of God...”

“Inspired of God (...theopneustos). “God-breathed.” Late word (Plutarch) here only in N.T.”

https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/2-timothy-3.html

Seems that would cover it. The breath of God...


44 posted on 01/23/2020 11:38:24 AM PST by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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