Canonicity, The Bible, and Us

Who decided what books are in the Bible? Many have heard the term “Canonicity” used with this topic—what does it mean? Did the Church make the decision of what’s in the Bible? How did they or whoever was responsible, decide? These are incredibly important questions for us to answer because if the books that make up our Bibles, the “canon” of Scripture are merely the result of human effort and decision, it doesn’t matter if we read them or what we do with them. However, if they are from God Himself, given to us through human authors, they are authoritative for our beliefs and how we should live. The process of canonicity is how the church decided these important issues and that’s what our lesson talks about. To go to links to a podcast, notes, on this plus a PDF of the Anthanasuis Easter Letter that first formally listed the 27 books of our New Testament, go to: https://wp.me/pazrJD-yT FOR MORE: check out the Bible805 WEBSITE, a hub of resources to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible: https://www.Bible805.com Bible805Academy: https://www.Bible805Academy.com ***SUPER site of downloads of Free (or PWYW, pay-what-you-want) teaching resources, including ad-free copies of all the videos here, editable PowerPoints, notes, questions, infographics and more to help you teach God's Word. No attribution, no cost--just get the Word into the world! NEWSLETTER SIGN UP: https://thelionsvoice.beehiiv.com/sub... Bible805 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/yvon‐prehn8 Bible805 SUPPORT/DONATION SITE: https://www.ko-fi.com/Bible805 Bible805 Facebook page:   / bible805   Bible805 Instagram:   / yvonbible805   Bible 805 Pinterest:   / bible805   Bible805 TikTok:   / bible805yp   Bible805 Links Bio: https://www.withkoji.com/@Bible805 Bibleverse Shop, printable images and social media: https://www.Bibleverseshop.com Bibleverse t-shirts and more Shop: https://www.bonfire.com/store/bibleve... If you want to know how to create church communications with a Biblical foundation and Biblical strategies, go to https://www.effectivechurchcom.com.