The catholics put the Canon together so therefore, yes, books like Enoch should be read
@oshea2300 Says:
The Old testament Canon we're all mentioned by Jesus Christ when it comes to the three parts.. the law, the prophets, the writings. (Psalms).
@joshuakohlmann9731 Says:
What a strange question! We should be able to read anything. Putting the word "should" together with "read" is absurd - unless by "should" you mean "are recommended to", which is clearly not the intended meaning here.
@declancronin437 Says:
If the Bible was accepted as the inspired word of God until the reformation with 73 books for over 1500 years.
Who gave the reformers the authority to remove 7 books?
Martin Luther tossed out the seven books considered canonical since the beginning of Church history. He also rejected the epistle to the Hebrews and the book of Revelation. He also called the epistle of James “an epistle of straw” because James 2:14–26 conflicted with his personal theology on good works. Am I missing something?
@ike8018 Says:
Read whatever you want. Yeshua the Messiah lived, died and resurrected. Believe this, believe in Him and live eternally.
@richardounjian9270 Says:
"I don't think ". Well, the Church thought and accepted 73 books. 500 years ago the heretics came and they started some other than Apostolic Christianity. 😢
@rwallis1985 Says:
Although some books of a collected canon claim to be inspired by God or His Spirit by the writer of those books, there are no collectors of any canon that claims thier decision on why they collected any particular books was divinely inspired.
@MuleShark Says:
The pagan catholic church has caused so much strife that it is truly saddening.
@MuleShark Says:
If it's good enough for Jesus to quote from, shouldn't it be good enough for us?
@lawrenceeason8007 Says:
Lots of versions, lots of books. Where is this god to straighten out the confusion?
@hansdemos6510 Says:
All of the so-called "tests" for determining whether a text is "inspired" that Dr. Turek lists seem to be circular.
For example, how do you determine if the purported writer of the text was "a prophet of God"? You can't use his writings, because you are still trying to determine if they are inspired. So then what? Writings by others about this person? But how would you determine if their writings were "inspired"? In the end it is just a matter of faith again, isn't it... and faith as we all know is not a path to truth.
@gwdavey Says:
No.
@mikeramos91 Says:
If there’s no contradiction then why not read other books. Especially if it helps you understand & strengthen your faith more 🤷🏻♂️
@AndrasSchein-Illes-rd5ux Says:
I prefer spiderman books.
It says in Spiderman 3rd book chapter 5: ' I'll take care of everything, rest assured!'
So profound!
@cornpop7805 Says:
The original King James Bible, as written in 1611, and the oldest know bible (300AD), all had the "EXTRA BOOKS".
This means they aren't "EXTRA BOOKS" they're part of the complete Bible.
It wasn't until 1885 that the King James was printed with only 66 books. That printing was an abridged version, made smaller so it could be carried on one's person, more easily. At that time, the complete King James (the unabridged version) was still in print and widely used in churches and in people's homes.
People got taken in by traveling preachers, who used the travel bible version.
I'm sure the woke rainbow church is planning to remove even more of the Bible, as about half of the Protestant churches recognize same sex marriage as being legitimate.
It was bound to happen after a sledgehammer was taken to a big chunk of the Bible in the 20th century.
@RangerRyke Says:
Read whatever you are interested in.
@meredith3588 Says:
I felt like the first book of Enoch answered questions I had after reading the Bible and it strengthened my faith.
@Moist._Robot Says:
The church decided the canon.
They decided which books they wanted people to believe and burnt buried and destroyed the rest.
@chloemartel9927 Says:
I read the Apocrypha once and saw no reason to read it again. The 66 books of the Bible is all I care to read.
@miguelfelix599 Says:
It's kind of a mix of both. The early church didn’t exactly "create" the canon like they sat down one day and decided which books would be in the Bible. Instead, they "discovered" the ones that were already considered authoritative. These books—like the Gospels and Paul's letters—were already widely used in worship and teaching because people recognized they were inspired by God.
Over time, church leaders had to make things official, especially with different writings floating around. So they met in councils, like in Hippo and Carthage, and formally "established" the list of books, confirming what most Christians already believed. They didn’t give the books authority; they recognized the authority the books already had. It was a process of confirming what had become clear through the church's use and tradition.
@JadDragon Says:
Nothing wrong with reading other books, just don't consider them scripture.
Jesus lives! ♥️ and is Yahweh God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑
@larzman651 Says:
Nothing wrong with reading , just don't twist it up in the bible.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil
@xReMi13x Says:
this is completely false. church fathers & councils determined themselves which books would make their canons. when you actually study the primary sources of church history you will see that many church fathers & councils disagreed on what they thought was inspired scripture. protestants beloved martin luther disputed the book of hebrews, james, jude & revelation as inspired scripture. matter of fact, he vehemently argued against book of james calling it an “epistle of straw”.
@oreally8605 Says:
N O. Like the book of Judas. Written 60 to 100 years after he unalived himself.
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