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In other words these so called scholars don't have any right to change anything in the Bible. Nor have they ever had any right to... but they did and continue to.

And in fact, even the Jewish tradition at the time of Jesus had different Canons, depending upon which branch of Judaism you belonged to. Which one of these was truly correct, and the foundation for Jesus' teachings?

When branches elevate their Bible above others, or one translation above another, they are in fact making the Bible the object of their worship, rather than the God Incarnate that inspired it.

We'd do well to remember Moses and the golden calf...

By what right did the Church set the Canon in 393? And why did they choose a different Canon than that of the Jews (for the Old Testament that Jesus used), and different than that of the Greek Orthodox Church?

And there's the 800lb gorilla. They didn't have a right or authority to choose any canon at any time. Had they been righteous men, they would have kept ALL the scrolls and ALL the writing of the prophets.

But they didn't. They only kept the writings that supported their view points. Like Martin Luther, who had at one point removed the book of James from his version of the Bible. Because the book of James didn't support his view of saved only by faith.

And in fact, even the Jewish tradition at the time of Jesus had different Canons, depending upon which branch of Judaism you belonged to. Which one of these was truly correct, and the foundation for Jesus' teachings?

Very good point. We should have ALL of them to study from.

When branches elevate their Bible above others, or one translation above another, they are in fact making the Bible the object of their worship, rather than the God Incarnate that inspired it.

I've been saying this for years. People, in their zeal, deify the Bible and worship it instead of God.

I understand that people want to show devotion and loyalty to God. But it's important to keep a proper perspective on what is an instrument of learning versus deity.