It is often asked (usually by Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox friends) why we Protestants do not accept the Apocrypha as Scripture. The answer is fairly simple and straightforward: Indeed, there are several reasons why Protestants, like Jews, do not accept the Apocrypha as inspired Scripture. 1st is simply a matter of historicity: the Apocrypha was not even officially accepted …
James Jordan on “Parish”
The Biblical conception of the Church is geographical, not ideological. In America today, we drive past twenty churches to get to the one we “agree” with. This situation cannot be reformed overnight, but we need to start thinking the way the New Testam…