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Originally Posted by JimmyH
We know nothing about God and about the Christian life in a true sense apart from the Bible. We can draw various deductions from nature (and possibly from various mystical experiences) by which we can arrive at a belief in a supreme Creator. But I think it is agreed by most Christians and it has been traditional throughout the long history of the Church that we have no authority save this Book.
We cannot rely solely upon subjective experiences because there are evil spirits as well as good spirits' there are counterfeit experiences. Here, in the Bible is our sole authority."
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The Bible in its present form is a collection of texts that were compiled by various church authorities (different versions for Catholics and Protestants.) The King James version many people think of as "The" Bible was a translation done in 1611, 15 centuries after Jesus' death. It was not written by God and much of it was written 100s of years after Jesus' death.