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all without demonstrating HOW it was fixed, if not by the Church.

Amazing how you can leave God out of the equation. You believe that God needed your Church or any individual to convey his Holy Word to His people? Did Peter and Paul, did Luke or John write without the inspiration of the Holy Spirit? Was the Catholic Church Paul's proof reader, his editor?

Amazing how you can leave God out of the equation. You believe that God needed your Church or any individual to convey his Holy Word to His people? Did Peter and Paul, did Luke or John write without the inspiration of the Holy Spirit? Was the Catholic Church Paul's proof reader, his editor?

Enough fillibustering, answer the question like you have a mind. We all accept that there were various Councils called in the early Church. The Canon of the New Testament was established at one of these Councils. Coincidentally, all major Protestant sects accept the same Canon (minus 7 books) as was established at this Council. While the Holy Spirit surely influenced these men, it was not as if God sent the Bible down in a bolt of lightning. Provide an answer as to why this Council of men's decision on the Canon is exactly the same as all major Protestant sects' Canon (minus in most cases 7 books)? Extra points if you can relate historical context, reasons why other books are not acceptable as Canon though covering the same topics, the development of authoritarian and hierarchical structures in early Christianity, the role of Councils.

Mind you, I am not asking you about the writing of these books - many Protestants confuse the issue of the Canon by talking about how God-breathed the Scriptures are. We understand that. But we're talking about how to discern which of these previously written books were God-breathed or not.

My guess is you'll just ignore me and move on to the next subject, such as "Oh yeah, well, well, uh, you guys worship Mary!"

The Church IS Christ's Bride. The Church follows Christ's teachings and yes, everything you believe in follows that route, unless you are a non-Trinitarian...