[kosta50]

Oh really? When did the Church write Paul's letters. He might sue for plagerism

The authorship of those books, which are nonetheless considered inspired, is not certain, HD. Hate to burst your bubble.

[HarleyD]

"The authorship of those books, which are nonetheless considered inspired, is not certain, HD. Hate to burst your bubble."

Then couldn't they be Gnostic writings the Church has erroneously declared "inspired"? The Church has made mistakes in the past. Why not now? In the end you undermine your own faith.

Our Lord Jesus had much to say to those who put tradition before God's written word:

Mat 15:3 And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Mat 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Mar 7:8 "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

Mar 7:9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Mar 7:13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

There must have been the written word somewhere or all of these statements would be a little crazy. And, btw, our Lord Jesus was pretty hard on those who focused on tradition.