Holy Scripture is not an arbitrary anthology, nor a later ecclesial invention, but the written witness of divine revelation received, preserved, and interpreted within the life of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. What Christians call “the Bible” is a unified canon of inspired writings recognized by the Church, not self-authenticated by private judgment, but received through apostolic continuity, liturgical use, and doctrinal consistency. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the Old Testament corresponds substantially to the Greek Septuagint (LXX), the Scriptures of the Apostles and the early Church. This canon includes the books traditionally received by the Church—beyond the later rabbinic Masoretic limitation—such as Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Tobit, Judith, 1–3 Maccabees, and additions to Daniel and Esther. The New Testament consists of the twenty-seven apostolic books universally received by the Church. Together, these writings form a coherent theological and hist...
The Point of Christianity in society By Rony Intrinsic religiosity = religion as an end in itself (internalized commitment). Extrinsic religiosity = religion used instrumentally (status, community, security, etc.). The intrinsic/extrinsic framework is classically meta-analyzed and repeatedly shown to predict opposite patterns on prejudice-type outcomes (intrinsic tends to be weaker/conditional; extrinsic often tracks social-conformity prejudice). Christianity in Society Sources A. Intrinsic/Extrinsic religiosity + measurement + bias (1–20) Donahue, M. J. (1985). Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religiousness: Review and Meta-Analysis. JPSP, 48(2), 400–419. Hall, D. L., Matz, D. C., & Wood, W. (2010). Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? Perspectives on Psychological Science, (article; see PDF). pp. 1–?? (PDF pagination). Cheung, C.-K., & Yeung, J. W.-K. (2011). Meta-analysis of relationships between religiosity and constructive and destructive behavior. Childre...
Fine God theory Expanded Why God's Existence is definite,Christian Truth, Probability, Theory of what's objectively right, the Philosophical objections debunked, God's Existence, Every Aspect of why In my journey of faith I have come to see the Bible not as a mere human book but as God’s own word, divinely revealed and preserved. Long ago God promised that His word would endure forever (Isa. 40:8; Ps. 119:89), and I believe that promise. Scripture itself repeatedly presents God as the ultimate source of revelation (Heb. 1:1–2; Amos 3:7). From Moses and the prophets to the apostles, God spoke to men and women (Deut. 29:29; 2 Pet. 1:20–21), communicating truth that He alone could know. The New Testament affirms this by declaring that “all Scripture is God-breathed” (2 Tim. 3:16) and that the written word is living and enduring (1 Pet. 1:23–25; John 5:39–40). In other words, the Bible is not a human discovery but a divine self-disclosure. Jesus Himself treated the Scriptures ...
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