Turkish Christian looking for advice

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Magenta

Magenta

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Turk_Hristiyan said:
Hi again, my experience in Orthodox Church was good so nothing to say. More recently İ was searching Christian stuff in youtube to learn and İ heard there is mysterious book not included in the Bible that is the book of Enoch, İ heard its very dark book that scandalizes Jews and Christians so what do you think of it
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I already addressed this but since you are asking again here it is again:

According to historical accounts, the the apocryphal books were not accepted as inspired.
The Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphical writings were preserved in the Catholic Bible but
not canonized in the Hebrew Bible due to a number of reasons, starting with their questionable authorship
or authenticity. They were all written during a time (400 years) between the two testaments when it was
acknowledged there were no prophets, and no direct revelation from God. The New Testament Jews never
included them in any Jewish collection of Scriptures, so contrary to people believing that books have been
removed from the Bible, the opposite is actually true: books have been added. During New Testament times,
without argument or qualification, a commonly understood body of books was in existence which the Jews
recognized to be the sacred and authorized Scriptures. What is known as the Apocrypha was not among them.

The Apocrypha contains a great variety of errors – historical, geographical, chronological, and moral,
and promotes doctrines which contradict the Bible. Without these apocryphal books, the Roman Catholic
Church would have absolutely NO support for their doctrines of purgatory, praying for the dead, and offering
sacrifices for the dead (indulgences was a significant reason for the reformation). The inclusion of the
Apocrypha in the original printing of the King James Bible was strictly for historical reasons.
 
Mem

Mem

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It seems that a need for strict formats of acceptance underlies the need for the assurance of having been accepted. That is, the idea that if I do go here and do this, then I have secured my acceptance into the favor of God. But the reality is that you have and can do nothing apart from receiving God's love and acceptance just as you are, with faith that he will pick you up and lead you into your gift of new life.
I am Christian. The Lord is my God, and I will follow no other. However, I may, or may not, entertain others' teachings and give them some consideration.
 
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