metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
But it was the council that chose your canon, and doncha think it's possible that the HS maybe could have inspired that council?
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The Cannonization of the Bible
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metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I would suggest that it's not likely that God nor Jesus were or are "Christian".
For instance, there are a few different versions of the Biblical canon. All of them are supported by sincere believers. Why would the Holy Spirit tell one group of believers to include books in the canon that he tells another group of believers to leave out?
Reggie Miller
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Exactly. Men filled the Spirit determined the Church canon.
Reggie Miller
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He didn't.
Reggie Miller
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I would suggest that you get your nose out of your "aged ecumenical anthropologist" beliefs and try to learn truth.
So then the Holy Spirit only speaks to *some* sincere Christians?
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Possibly. But if the HS did indeed do that, how would you know? And exactly how do you know that God maybe didn't inspire the Gita?
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
And I would suggest that what I believe in and what I do is really my own business.
BTW, I used to teach Christian theology (14 years) and also a comparative religions course (2 years), so I've been around that block a few times. On top of that, I attend Christian services just about every weekend, and I really don't have to if I didn't want to.
Reggie Miller
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Problems with reading comprehension?
Reggie Miller
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Derp. We're done with this convo. Have a good day.
Reggie Miller
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Yet you don't believe?
Nope. Just with internally contradictory positions.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Some of it, yes.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
What I'm trying to do is to get you to think about why you believe in what you do. It's all too easy to take things for granted, so I'm trying to get you to probe deeper. I went through this same process, and granted it can be quite unsettling, but what can hopefully come out of it is a stronger faith even if some corrections may be needed.
Reggie Miller
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Reggie Miller
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What do you believe, exactly?
Reggie Miller
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I know why I believe what I believe and I also know it is truth. Jesus is truth.
buddhist
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Which Bible is the true one, and how do you know?
Reggie Miller
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How I know is previously stated above.
The canon currently accepted by most Protestant churches is the true one. I have yet to read the extra books included in the Catholic Bible but they make no difference to the Bible's message.