...and to a fundamentalist (protestant, mormon, etc), the catholic church is evil, then why do you accept what THEY chose at the council of Nicea as the accepted cannon? Why not read the apocolypse of peter, or the gospel of thomas?
2007-07-27 11:12:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dionysus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
2007-07-27 11:42:14 · update #1
Because many Bible scholars have studied and investigated and agree with what THEY chose. The problem is Catholic traditions becomes additional doctrines that are not in the Bible. Protestants believe the Bible is infallible. Catholics believe the church (them) is infallible. Protestants believe Christ is the head of the church as taught in the Bible. Catholics believe the Pope is the head of the church. It all stems down to that basic difference.
2007-07-27 11:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by Prof Fruitcake 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have brought up an important question for Protestants:Why do I accept the Catholic New Testament Canon if I do not accept the authority of the Catholic Church? I could not justify it unless I were in the Catholic Church.
There is a unity of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Bible(including those books of the OT that were disposed of by the Protestants) in the OHC&A Oral Tradition(Paradosis),out of which the NT came,and the OHC&A Church which alone has the authority to discern,interpret and apply Scripture and Tradition.
The Gnostic Gospels were rejected as harmful by the Catholic Church because they opposed the Apostolic Tradition and teaching.
2007-07-27 18:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Mormon or protestant, but I have actually read the Gospel of Thomas. It is actually not really a "gospel" (good news) per se, but rather a series of Jesus quotes. It has no story or plot, but is similar in prose to the proverbs. I don't know about the Apocalypse of Peter, but I can say that the Gospel of Judas is probably not reliable, since it is so different from the others.
I am actually a nondenominational Christian myself, and see the Bible loosely. I recognize that although the overall message is good and true, that there are some things that are figurative, fictional but inspired (read: Job), or else downright inaccurate (Abraham/Isaac, for example). I am glad that the Catholic Church did decide on a canon, because it allowed the current books that we have today (which are, for the most part, historically verifiable and trustworthy) to survive. I just wish that we'd have access to some of that stuff that is inevitably in the Vatican library. It'd be nice to see.
Edit: The Nicene Council was one of the major councils, and did decide on a canon, although it was modified slightly later on down the road.
2007-07-27 18:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thank you!!!!!!!!
I’ve been asking that same question for the longest time. If Protestants hate the Catholic Church so much, so why haven’t they made their own canon? Why do they still use the Catholic canon? Every time they read, use, study, defend and pray by the scriptures, they are using a bible set forth by the Church and consequently are accepting the Church’s authority. If they reject the Church’s authority, then shouldn’t they also reject everything else about the Church, including the canon of scripture that came from Her?
2007-07-30 21:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the Catholic Church did chose the canon of the New Testament, it was not decided at the council of Nicea.
The agenda of the council of Nicea was:
+ The Arian question
+ The celebration of Passover
+ The Meletian schism
+ The Father and Son one in purpose or in person
+ The baptism of heretics
+ The status of the lapsed in the persecution under Licinius
The canon was not decided for a couple hundred more years.
With love in Christ.
2007-07-27 23:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is too much trouble. Most Christians have no idea of what you speak. In fact if you want another good question, ask how many Christians have actually read the Bible in any of its scored of incarnations. The only thing most Christians know is what some preacher has poured into their head.
If you want to really have some fun, the next time a Jehovah Witness calls take their Bible and ask them to do the same tricks with one you provide. It will make for a very LONG visit but it is interesting.
2007-07-27 18:22:00 · answer #6 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dingdingding! Give the man a prize.
What I find particularly mind-boggling is how protestants will accuse the Catholic Church of "adding to the Bible", either via the deuterocanonical books (which were part of canon to begin with and removed by King James) or sacred tradition, when they are using a mangled version of the Bible set forth by Catholic theologians completely out of the context provided by early Christian philosophy and those same sacred traditions.
2007-07-27 18:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by nardhelain 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
GOD DECIDED WHAT WOULD BE IN HIS WORD. MOST PROTESTANT FAITHS FOLLOW THE TRADITION SET BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OR THE LITTLE HORN BECAUSE THEY HAVE TURNED AWAY THE TRUTH OF THE SEVENTH DAY AS THE DAY GOD SET AS A MEMORIAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AS YOUR CREATOR AND ONE DAY THEY WILL JOIN THE CATHOLICS BACKED BY STATE POWER TO PERSECUTE AGAIN AS THEY DID DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. THIS WORLD IS IN THE LAST DAYS OF IT'S HISTORY.
2007-07-27 18:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by MR. COMMON SENSE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats why there are so many forms and interpetations on religion, its hard to say whos rite and whos wrong, i go with what i feel is right and just for me and leave the rest for everyone to figure out for themselves
2007-07-27 18:17:56 · answer #9 · answered by Beamer )O( 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋