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Man Added Books to the Bible?

 In this simple study, we look at the "doctrine" of canon - or in other words - what books should be in the Bible? Can we trust that what's in the Bible should be there and what's excluded should be excluded? Several other religions and even sects of Christianity have vastly different opinions. However, if we take the Bible at its own word, it will give us all the insight we need to both interpret it and understand what should/shouldn't be in there. In fact, while many other religions will cite the Bible to prop up their own claims, they must also subvert its authority in order to claim some of that credibility for their prophet to teach new, unbiblical doctrines (and make them sound like they are the Biblical ones). Without further ado, in note format - what do we believe about the Canon and why? PLEASE NOTE: We are entering this study with basic Christian assumptions - more information on all of these can be found on other blog posts on this page as well as on m
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Did Jesus Exist? Evidence from History, Biblical Sources, and Mythology

  Is Christ a Historical Figure? “Of course Jesus existed.   Everyone knows he existed.   Don’t they?” Bart Ehrman. Did Jesus Exist? [1] The issue of the historicity of Christ has been “hotly debated” in recent years, starting from about the mid-1800s.   This short study will attempt to lay the issue to rest, delving into the historicity of Christ, the historicity of the Biblical sources that discuss Christ, and the lack of historical basis for the “copy-cat” hypothesis. [2] 42 sources within 150 years of Christ’s death talking about his life. (far more than Mohammad or even the Caesar that reigned during his time… 9 non-Christian sources talking about him in the same time frame, 10 if you count Luke.) Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Flavius Josephus, Clement, Ignatius, etc. Many secularists admit He existed [3] Zeitgeist the movie, which pushes the Christ Myth Theory… tries to talk way these points by saying “Four historians are
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