“In essentials unity, in opinions liberty, and in all things love” Traditions are important. However, we must always guard against applying them in such a way as to lose sight of the loving intent of God’s law. Denominations all have different traditions: How someone is baptized, what day of the week they worship on, methods and frequency of taking communion, style of music, how to interpret the book of Revelation (the end times) and on and on. Traditions can even extend into our personal lives, whether drinking alcohol is forbidden or allowed, birth control, dancing, giving finances to the church, and on and on. Read More | Comments
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November4th
7 CommentsThe Development of the New Testament Canon-The Rest of the Story: The Books of the NT
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The Canon of the New Testament wasn’t decided as much as it was always primarily accepted. It was only a few of these books that were disputed and many were rejected. We will look at why and by whom. I believe strongly (and even stronger, as I have studied the development of the New Testament Canon) that these books are the inspired Word’s of God. Read More | Comments -
October9th
7 CommentsThe Development of the New Testament Canon-The Rest of the Story: Introduction
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I constantly see people of today’s modern age (its been over 2000 years since Christ was born) attacking the Canon of Scriptures we call the New Testament. Their argument usually centers around the Council of Nicea in the year 325 and Constantine The Great, the “First Christian emperor” of the Roman empire who ruled from the year 306 to 337. What is interesting is that the Council of Nicea in 325 had absolutely nothing to do with the canon of Scriptures. Read More | Comments
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