1. Christ believed that the Bible's true author was the Holy Spirit (Matthew 22:43, Mark 12:36)
2. Christ believed that the miracles found in the Bible were true, they actually happened and were caused by God. (Matthew 12:39-40, Matthew 19:4-6, Mark 12:26, Luke 17:26-27)
3. Christ believed thatthe Scriptures were to be used to interpret the Scriptures. He quoted Moses to interpret thePsalms. (Matthew 4:6-7 compared with Psalm 91:11-12 and Deutoronomy 6:16)
4. Christ believed that Scripture "cannot be broken" even to suit some pet doctrine or twisted in some way to justify a commonly held belief. (John 10:35)
5. Christ did not believe that the Holy Spirit gave each person his own special interpretation. It did not matter how sincere the person was in his belief. If he is wrong, he is wrong. He would bein error because he did not know the Scriptures or the power of God. (Matthew 22:23-33, Mark 12:18-27, Luke 20:27-38)
6. ObeyingChrist's commands (found in the Bible) is THE sign ofone's love for God. (John 14:15)
The "Canon" of the Bible is the list of the books of the Bible. People needs to know without error (i.e., infallibly) what the books of the Bible are, the Canon of the Bible..
But God did not explicitly reveal what books are the inspired books of the Bible, title by title, to anyone... Jesus did not write the Bible,and he did not give us a list of the books of the Bible... In fact, all the books of the New Testament were not even written when Jesus died... But Jesus founded "his Church" (Matt.16:18-19), and he gave her the greatest power on earth: "whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven" (Matt.16:19, 18:18)... and he gave to his Church an order: Go and preach the Good News of Redemption, the Gospel, to the whole world... and one of the ways she is doing it, is by giving us the Bible... The Church of Christ is the one who gives us the Bible, the number of books of the Bible, the Canon... without the Church, there is no Bible.
The Bible is the book of the Church; she is not the Church of the Bible. There was no canon of scripture in the early Church; there was no Bible. It was the Church--her leadership, faithful people--guided by the authority of the Spirit of Truth which discovered the books inspired by God in their writing... the one who gave us the list of the books of the Bible in the fourth century
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How could Christ have believed anything about the Bible seeing that it was notwritten until 300 years after his crucifixtion?
Christ quoted scriptures over and over. His reference to the Old Testament showed His respect for the written inspired word of God. That is the point of my post.
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As the Christ, he beleived all things written in the law, the psalms, and the prophets. Not only did he believe them, he refered to them as "scriptures" and opened the understanding of his disciples that they also would share his understanding of those things written. Than is why he could say, "he that heareth you, heareth me". The doctrine of the Apostles, was and is,the doctrine of God. The Apostles preached Christ from the scriptures before any of the New Testament was written. IMO the New Testament, without the Old Testament, is a house without a foundation. It was given to bring us unto Christ.
It appears Goose is using the terms "Bible" and "scripture" interchangibly. Although technically not correct, I think we (believers in the audience) all know what he means, and don't really have a problem with it.
I happen to believe that Christ had infinite forknowledge, and knew the Bible would come about, and knew what its contents would be.
I happen to believe that Christ had infinite forknowledge, and knew the Bible would come about, and knew what its contents would be.
Agreed Bro. Don't you also think that if he were able to know all things from the beginning unto the ending, and calleth those things which be not as though they were, that he was and is able to keep his word intact and complete unto this day, and also unto the day to come?
I happen to believe that Christ had infinite forknowledge, and knew the Bible would come about, and knew what its contents would be.
Agreed Bro. Don't you also think that if he were able to know all things from the beginning unto the ending, and calleth those things which be not as though they were, that he was and is able to keep his word intact and complete unto this day, and also unto the day to come?
Agreed doubly! Lk 24:44 says that , "Now He said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about me in the law of Moses, and the prophets and the Psalms(the entire OT as we now know it)must be fulfilled." Firts part od 45, "Then He opened their eyes to understand the Scriptures.." The prophecies about Him, written hundreds of years prioe were fulfilled in His life, and they are confirmed by His testimony. The NT is validated in His prophecy to the disciples that the Holy Spirit would bring all things to their remebrance--all things that He taught to them, which is the record of His earthly life , ministry, miracles,teachings, etc. contained in the NT. BTW, they weren't written 300 years later.The latest dates are around 90 AD,during the Apostles lifetimes, and many of Paul's and Peter's letters were already in circulation and considered scripture at the time of their writing.Paul also recognized Luke 10:7(1Tim5:18) as being scripture along with Deut. 25:4.Unless Paul was over 300 years old, then there is some misleading info going around.Also , the assertion that Constantine arbitrarily collected a group of men to casually put together the canon in 325 is absurd. The biggest motivation for their being canonized was Emperor Diocletian's edict ,in 303, to have all sacred books burned, putting the wheels in motion to preserve them,involving many others.The fact that the process took time and that there were numerous tests of authenticity does the reverse of what many seem to be insinuating. It actually shows the seriousness, the care, the need, the necesarry scrutiny one would expect in determining the authenticity of any book , given the gravity and magnitude of its weight and implications.In contrast, the Koran was compiled by an individual, Zaid ibn Thabit, under the supervision of Muhammed's father-in-law, Abu-Bekr. Then in 650 AD, a group of Arab scholars put together a unified vesion, and destroyed all the rough drafts that contained variances, so as to not allow it to be open to scrutiny. The Scripture has been preserved in its original texts --hundreds of copies of which are inexistence today, which shows it continuity and harmony, although written over a period of 1500 years, involving 40 authors on 3 continents, yet without any contradictions or inconsistencies. That is nothing short of divine supervision and authorship--miraculous in fact!
What did Christ believe about the Bible?
