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Dr. Feinberg, Dr. Sutherland and Dr. Chase Discussions
Q. Newton, Kans. "Why are there more books in the Catholic Bible than in the Protestant Bible?" A. Before the coming of Christ, during Old Testament times, there were a number of books writ ten. The 400 years between the penning of Malachi and the Gos pels, even more was written. These were known as apocryphal. Then, while the New Testament was be ing formed, there were other so- called “Gospels" being written. The same was true with other epistles submitted by heretics in the early church. In the inspired books of our Bible we find that they all contrib ute to a grand, coordinated, unity pointing toward the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no con tradiction in any of the 66 books.
Such is definitely not true with these other non-canonical writings which are added by men. This is not to say that there are not some features of certain value in the apocryphal books, such as mate rial from an historical viewpoint. They cannot claim the same verbal plenary inspiration as the sacred Scriptures. Q. San Francisco, Calif. "Is there any possible explanation as to why Jesus chose Judas as His disciple? Do you believe that Judas ever be came a Christian?" A. Remember, whatever our Lord Jesus Christ did, it was always with a proper reason. This does not mean that we can always understand His divine and sovereign way. While we are not specifically told
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