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To: MeOnTheBeach

“There was never supposed to be an actual Bible.”

Then you don’t consider any Canon to be authoritative?

“Scripture was never supposed to be limited to a few books.”

So, then, which books do you consider authoritative?

“There are a couple books in the current KJV that are not scripture.”

Ok, then you accept the apocrypha because the KJV was originally printed with it. ;)

You also can’t argue, “there never was intended to be a canon”, and then accept a canon that never existed prior to the 16th century, a millenium and a half after they were written.

It seems pretty clear to me that your standard is whatever you want to accept. :) Are you a prophet?


139 posted on 02/03/2013 4:39:49 PM PST by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind - Steinbeck)
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To: JCBreckenridge
Then you don’t consider any Canon to be authoritative?

I consider individual writings to be authoritative.

Numbers 21:14
14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,


If the Book of the Wars of the Lord were found and if it was found to be legit, I'd consider it scripture.

There are actually 3 letters Paul wrote to Corinth. Who knows, maybe more.

So, then, which books do you consider authoritative?

err well.. there's the Bible (or what we have of it). Minus Solomon Song.

You also can’t argue, “there never was intended to be a canon”, and then accept a canon that never existed prior to the 16th century, a millenium and a half after they were written.

You're creating a false dilemma. All or nothing isn't the only choice here. The total number of the writings doesn't some how make what's contained in them false. Therefore, I can accept the canon that's available and still hold the belief there should be more with out a contradiction.

Unless someone can prove to me that the "Book of wars of the Lord" which the book Numbers refers to is not scripture, I'm going to hold out for it.

It seems pretty clear to me that your standard is whatever you want to accept. :) Are you a prophet?

So, you acknowledge that I'm free to make up my own mind, cool, you are not wrong. Not sure that simply exercising free will constitutes being a prophet though.
140 posted on 02/04/2013 1:23:44 PM PST by MeOnTheBeach
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