>>>> ... Jesus WAS the Scripture incarnate; Scripture
>come to life. This is why he placed such emphasis on
>reading and knowing it. <<<
>
>..... Gary, the contents of what we now call scripture
>were decided by a committee, with many other gospels
>and other writings not accepted for inclusion into the
>bible.
There have been several "commities", and they disagreed what to include and what to reject. Protestant vs. Catholic are the main ones. The catholic church not only included books rejected by others, but they wrote their own books to add as well.
Regardless, the Holy Spirit has final say on what is anointed, genuine Scripture and what is not. The fact that it doesn't turn out that way here, is indicated by the very last few verses of Scripture, which indicates that Scripture WILL be adulterated. One test of Scripture (which the Catholic church fails) is that Scripture illuminates Scripture. The widely accepted KJV Bible has it's Scriptures referenced by other Scripture. Other "scriptures' can not say that.
>..... God does not need prior permission from clergy
>to communicate with people,
Exactly. That's why he doesn't need a commitee. Where did I mention that he did?
and these more recent
>communications from God to people must NOT be ignored.
Which are you refering to? I've not seen them. Are they more profound than the Revelation? Have they proven to be authentic? Do they go into greater depth?
>Very likely they supersede the original "biblical"
>writings.
Very likely, they contradict Scripture, which always serves as an accurate straight edge to examine "other" doctrines with. In fact, Scriptural contradiction are the rule, and "new revelations", usually always prove to be false and contradictory.
