[MurphsLaw]

Applying your metric then.. and anecdotal witness of frequency of use as it relates to "inspiration" from my experiences... one could also assume many Christians incorrectly place the value and creedence of St. Paul's epistles Above that of the Gospels of the Apostles who actually lived and walked with Christ...and where Jesus own words are given us. So I think your method is too subjective in that regard.

Given the uncertainty...and controversy of determining an established Jewish Canon between the differing sects of ancient Jews- and combined with how the Dead Sea Scrolls prefigure a Messianic Christ to come...and in yhose same Scrolls contain content from Tobit and Sirach.... I think these books that have been eliminated from your Bible- possibly based on some post-Temple destruction Jewish aversion to Christianity ought to be re-thought by all who seek that Truth. Do you agree...or is it settled "science"?

[mdmathis6]

Oh I do agree to some subjectivity in terms of my faith that the Holy Spirit can take the lead in showing his church truths that he wants us to concentrate on. I was positing a a starting place as to whether the apocryphal books should be canon or not based on their usage as guided or not guided by the Holy Spirit. I do understand that my metric may very well be an example of...”I don’t understand why he lost the election...no one I knew voted for him...” A more careful survey would need to be done to see if there be any validity to my proposed “metric”.

So applying some subjectivity on the question, I may well be rightfully accused.