Authors of the New Testament

[Believer1997]

My question remains unanswered. What made a man qualified to write in the Bible? In other words, why can I not have a vision and write in the Bible?

Jesus gave Paul the right to write in the Bible. The Bible is infallible and complete in its 66 books. I do not see anyone else writing a sequel.

[OneLight]

My question remains unanswered. What made a man qualified to write in the Bible? In other words, why can I not have a vision and write in the Bible?

It was answered. God moved His people to write His word. Others have claimed to be moved by God to add to scripture, as the Mormons, but what they wrote was not from God, but a man's revelation by something else beside God.

Sure, you could write something and say it was inspired by God, but it will not be scripture.

This study site may help you. Theology Program

[Guest]

.... My question remains unanswered. What made a man qualified to write in the Bible? In other words, why can I not have a vision and write in the Bible? ....

The One's Who Spoke God's Holy Word

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (International Standard Version)

Are The Ones God Spoke To

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:21 (King James Bible)

A Man Would Be Wise

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to this, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book. If anyone takes away any words from this book of prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book. Revelation 22:18-19 (GOD'S WORD

[Smalcald]

Who exactly is Paul and how was he given authority to write?

St. Paul was a man who was tracking down and trying to destroy the believers in Christ and their congregations. When he was doing this Christ spoke to him directly, striking him blind.

Now after that St. Paul became a major figure in all of Asia minor, traveling everywhere teaching about Christ. He wrote a series of letters to the different believers during his travels and his various imprisonments. It is assumed he died in a Roman Prison or executed in the end.

His letters were read in these congregations of believers. What decided that a letter from St. Paul would be in the bible and a letter by someone else would not? That was decided based on the power of the Holy Spirit working in those letters to convert people to Christ. The early Church made these decisions in the 3rd century based on that criteria. The Holy Spirit worked in the Early Church and works in the Church today to give us both accurate translations of the bible and the bible itself.

The bottom line is who and what do we trust? For me personally, I find scripture to have been the one thing that indeed brought me to Christ, thus for me that was the proof of the Holy Spirit working in that scripture in a supernatural fashion and specifically in the Letters by St. Paul which make up a good 50% of the New Testament. Thus the early Christians must have been true to the Holy Spirit in guiding them to these works by St. Paul.

[Guest shiloh357]

Who exactly is Paul and how was he given authority to write?

Paul was an Apostle chosen by Christ to take the gospel to the Gentiles. That is where he derives his authority. He wrote to churches he founded and he wrote under the inspriation of the Holy Spirit.