tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19235077.post6987432642280744669..comments2023-10-25T10:54:49.498-05:00Comments on GOOD BROWNIE: the red letter ChristiansMatt Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193720758667809939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19235077.post-87277628324916964322007-10-13T13:02:00.000-05:002007-10-13T13:02:00.000-05:00Doug: you have asked the most important question ...Doug: you have asked the most important question about Christianity, because Christianity stands or falls upon the Bible. I hope that the sites I've linked to are helpful to you - they can go into much more detail than I can if I just put something here in the meta. As always, your comments and statements here are most welcome.Matt Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193720758667809939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19235077.post-88531004952524724812007-10-12T08:46:00.000-05:002007-10-12T08:46:00.000-05:00Out of curiosity, what is the foundation of the be...Out of curiosity, what is the foundation of the belief that every word of the Bible is divinely inspired?<BR/><BR/>The Bible is, of course, a series of approved texts. Relevant texts that did not make the cut are the Apocrypha. My understanding is that a definitive list of approved Biblical texts wasn't set in stone until the Council of Trent in the 16th century. Before that, however, the texts were mostly settled at the Council of Hippo in the late 4th century.<BR/><BR/>That being the case - some texts in, some texts out, with the decisions being made by committee, I was wondering who declared the approved texts to be divinely approved and with what authority?<BR/><BR/>Just by way of disclosure, I do not happen to believe in the divinity of Christ. I do, however, find him powerfully persuasive as a moral philosopher. I can't say the same, really, for St. Paul. So, I'm sympathetic to the approach of highlighting the words of Jesus over and above the other parts of the Bible.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424730556609713021noreply@blogger.com