Guess what, the Lord never established a state church, the sole exception being historical Israel.
Haslam is right: it belittles the book.
The idea of even having an “official state book” is stupid.
The Bible is my official book.
Whish version? There’s gotta be 30 versions, at least.
The K.J.V. is my official version, yours may certainly differ..
This is truly a confused concept, having the Bible as a state book. That said, The Bible by itself does not say what books should be in it. That was decided by the Church. And the cannon was chosen to agree with the teaching of the Apostles and their successors like St Justin Martyr and Saint Ireneus, who both wrote about the real presence in the eucharist before the cannon was decided
God is sifting out the hearts of men.