The authority of the Bible itself — its very identity as authentic Sacred Scripture, the list of its very books -— was established by the practice of the Church from the first centuries.” Well, it may have passed through the hands of the church, but it, an its authority, came from God, not from any men.
That's exactly right, boogie! Its authority comes from God, and this was passed on through the hands of the Church, deriving from God, not men.
The authority of the scriptures IS the scriptures which was given by God...That authority however was never passed on to any institution...It is the 'words' (of God) which are authoritative...
The Hebrew scriptures were NOT passed on thru your religion...The King James Bible which comes from the Hebrew scriptures never passed thru your religion...So your religion has nothing to offer me in the way of a bible...