{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F9d4c1617-aadc-499a-b83e-b796b89fe44d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"#126, Canonicity, the Bible, and Us--How we discover, not determine, God\u2019s will\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/9d4c1617-aadc-499a-b83e-b796b89fe44d\"></iframe>","title":"#126, Canonicity, the Bible, and Us--How we discover, not determine, God\u2019s will","description":"<h1>Who decided what books are in the Bible?&nbsp;</h1>\n<p>Many have heard the term, \"Canonicity\" used with this topic, what does it mean?</p>\n<p>How did they or whoever was responsible, decide?</p>\n<p>These are incredibly important questions for us to answer because if the books that make up our Bibles, the \u201ccanon\u201d of Scripture are merely the result of human effort and decision, it doesn\u2019t matter if we read them or what we do with them.</p>\n<p>However, if they are from God Himself, given to us through human authors, they are authoritative for our beliefs and how we should live.</p>\n<p>The process of canonicity is how the church decided these important issues and that\u2019s what our lesson talks about.</p>\n<p>For links to a video, notes, and a download of Easter Letter of Athanasius that first listed the 27 books of the New Testament, go to: <a href=\"https://wp.me/pazrJD-yT\">https://wp.me/pazrJD-yT</a></p>\n<p>For many more resources on how you can know, trust, and apply the Bible, go to: <a href=\"https://www.Bible805.com\">https://www.Bible805.com</a></p>\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/981b848d-9e36-499b-8192-9bd6946ebb71/1120046-1666483593734-9648f8a3e5b92.jpg"}