Foundational Principles (2): Forbidden to Add to God’s Word
This foundational article by James Laning defends the sufficiency and completeness of the 66-book biblical canon against various forms of scriptural addition, including false religious texts and apocryphal books. Using biblical exhortations from Deuteronomy and Revelation, the author establishes the principle that God's Word is perfect and complete, and demonstrates common ways people illegitimately add to Scripture.
Previous article in this series: November 15, 2014, p. 80. In the days of the Old Testament God warned His people about adding to or subtracting from the Scriptures: "What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it" (Deut. 12:32). This same exhortation is found at the very end of the Bible, where God adds a warning about the punishment that will come upon anyone who does not heed what He says about this: For I testify unto every man that...
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