Children, parents, students, athletes and all different walks of life live to meet a certain standard that is set for them. There is a reason for this and its to ensure that you are meeting the expectations and requirements. As a Christian, there are rules, standards, and levels of measurements that you must meet. Where does this come from? A Christian uses the Bible that outlines the rules and measuring sticks for the Church. The term Canon is used to establish this measurement so that young Christians can use to ensure that they are meeting the standard. So what is Canon? Canon is “derived from a Hebrew and Greek word denoting a reed or cane. Hence it means something straight, or something to keep straight, and hence also a rule or something ruled or measured.” (Easton 1997)
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The Bible is considered to be the book of the Church and it is to be the true word of God. The Bible was written by the hands of Men through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” (2 Timothy 3:16, NIV) There are those that believe the stories from the Bible are mere fairy tales that one shouldn’t put hope in. I have heard that same quote many of times and just as recent prior to the elections because of my candidate choice. God has also said, “Above all, you do well if you recognize this: No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination, for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (2 Peter 1:20-21, NET) “In these literary corpora, we find literary genres such as historical narratives, law codes, poetry, wisdom literature, prophecy, apocalyptic literature, biographic narratives, arts and letters. Some of the ‘letters’ are known as ‘epistles’, such as the books of Hebrews and James.” (Aarde
The Bible is considered to be the book of the Church and it is to be the true word of God. The Bible was written by the hands of Men through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” (2 Timothy 3:16, NIV) There are those that believe the stories from the Bible are mere fairy tales that one shouldn’t put hope in. I have heard that same quote many of times and just as recent prior to the elections because of my candidate choice. God has also said, “Above all, you do well if you recognize this: No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination, for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (2 Peter 1:20-21, NET) “In these literary corpora, we find literary genres such as historical narratives, law codes, poetry, wisdom literature, prophecy, apocalyptic literature, biographic narratives, arts and letters. Some of the ‘letters’ are known as ‘epistles’, such as the books of Hebrews and James.” (Aarde