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To: Stan who wrote (33677)	11/2/2002 8:18:41 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

"My point is that once we have a canon, it stands supreme as authoritative" Hi Stan, Since the Nicene Creed was written and approved by the same God ordained Church authorities many years before the canon of scripture, then why shouldn't these documents also have authority? In addition to some creeds, we also have the Liturgies of St. James, St. Basil, Rome and St. Chrysostom which were "canonized" before and near the same time as the canon of scripture. Since Christ ordained the leaders of the Church and gave them authority to choose their successors, then why shouldn't all of their official decisions be binding on Christians? How do we separate their decision on the canon of scriptures from their decisions on worship and fundamental doctrinal creeds? When the Apostles convened their first council in Act 15, their decisions were binding on the other Churches and even Paul obeyed and delivered these decisions to the Churches he had founded. When we accept the decision of the God ordained leaders on the canon of scripture, is it not inconsistent to then deny their authority in other Church matters? Emile