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The word canon comes from a term meaning rule, measure, or standard. Over centuries, religious communities debated, examined, and recognized which writings they believed carried divine authority and spiritual authenticity. Some books were universally accepted early on, while others became subjects of discussion and theological examination. Prophets, apostles, historians, poets, and inspired authors first penned these writings while councils, rabbis, biblical scholars, patriarchs, monks, bishops, scribes, theologians, and early church leaders played vital roles in…
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Christianity presents the opposite claim. God is not a product of human imagination. Humanity is the product of God’s creation. We were made by Him and for Him. Our purpose, identity, and unity do not come from something humanity invented. They come from the one who invented us. Modern sociologists, psychologists, and religious scholars have studied what happens when traditional religious beliefs such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam decline in certain societies. Interestingly, they learn…