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FAKE NEWS is ancient. The books of the Apocrypha that didn't make it into the bible were called FAKE. What if they weren't?

Politics has been around since forever. The powers that be at the time met and decided what books were God's word and what books were fake/forgeries. Did God tell them or did they just decide on their own which books they liked and which they didn't? There were various councils over many years that addressed the issue. And politicians who controlled what was in and what was out. Do you trust those politicians of ancient times any more than you trust the politicians of today? Why? Human behavior has not changed.

Posted - July 1, 2017
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  • If you wish to seriously pursue this read Bart Ehrman's, "Lost Christianities" also available on CD.
      July 1, 2017 3:28 AM MDT
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  • Why isn't the Apocrypha in the Bible? There are no clear, definite New Testament quotations from the Apocrypha by Jesus or the Apostles.  While there may be various allusions by the New Testament to the Apocrypha, there are no authoritative statements like "thus says the Lord," "as it is written," or "the Scriptures say."  There are references in the New Testament to the pseudepigrapha (literally “false writings”) (Jude 14-15) and even citations from pagan sources (Acts 17:22-34), but none of these are cited as Scripture and are rejected even by Roman Catholics.  In contrast, the New Testament writers cite the Old Testament numerous times Matthew 5, Luke 24:27, John 10:35, and use phrases such as "thus says the Lord," "as it is written," or "the Scriptures say," indicating their approval of these books as inspired by God.

      Jesus implicitly rejected the Apocrypha as Scripture by referring to the entire accepted Jewish Canon of Scripture. The "oracles of God" were given to the Jews (Romans 3:2) and they rejected the Old Testament Apocrypha as part of this inspired revelation.  Interestingly, Jesus had many disputes with the Jews, but He never disputed with them regarding the extent of the inspired revelation of God. While the Dead Sea scrolls contain copies of several books of the Apocrypha, they contain far more copies of pseudepigraphal books like 1 Enoch that even the Roman Catholic church admits are clearly not inspired. What is important to note here, however, is that owning copies of a book does not imply belief in that book's inspiration.

     Do I trust politicians? No I don't. But politics and human powers that be, have nothing to do with what belongs in Scripture. It has to do with what GOD wills.
      July 1, 2017 12:15 PM MDT
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    We will never know how many of the books were left out of the bible. Or if the ones that are in it is totally true or not.
    It is a matter of faith and belief.
      July 1, 2017 2:12 PM MDT
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    i dont think its good to have fake stuff
      July 1, 2017 2:18 PM MDT
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