Catholic denomination have the books of Deuterocanonical but the Protestants exclude those 7 books, saying it’s not from God but by human inspiration. So is it still right to follow those 7 books which catholic use?
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They may not be canon, but they are still useful – just like ANE philosophical texts are useful for us (the biblical authors quote quite a few secular texts of the time). In fact, in studying the scriptures, the content of books such as Enoch are referenced a fair bit and without knowing a fair few things from these other texts, we can come to wild conclusions in many places – especially Revelation and so forth. Therefore, though it may not be canon, it is still good to read for study, exactly like other texts (including secular texts) of the time.
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Anglicans use it to varying degree. But generally we don’t use it to form doctrines but we can use it to teach lessons. Like parables.
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Search the Bible sir and you will find the answers.
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More of the New Testament made sense to me when I accepted those 7 books as scripture.
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They can edify but are not Authoritative
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They’ve been authoritative since 382 AD.
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If it does not stand to textual criticism, its not inspired, and not authoritative.
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I have read these books and it seems obvious that they are not inspired.
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