Do John 15:26-27 and 16:12-14 show that the New
Testament was given through the Holy Spirit and not through the Church?
Those verses only guarantee that the writers of the New Testament books
will be guided by the Holy Spirit. In the same way, the Church was also under the guidance
of the Holy Spirit to determine which books belong to the New Testament. We cannot simply
include the book even when it explicitly claims to be inspired, in fact most of the New
Testament books do not claim inspiration.
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Did the early Christians define the books of the New
Testament before 4th century?
The history shows that the early Christians did not agree which books
belong to the New Testament before AD 367. Even after Hippo and Carthage Councils,
Christians still used different sets of New Testament books as shown in the number of
existing manuscripts.
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Can we prove that the Hippo and Carthage councils
were organised by the Catholic Church?
Augustine who was behind those councils was also well known for his
statement: "Rome has spoken, the dispute is at an end" and "I would not
believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do
so". Other than Catholics, who would bother to say these words?
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