QT 1 Oct 19, 1 Thess 5:27, The entire bible is a complete and accurate book we need for life

1 Thessalonians 5:27 (ESV) — I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

NOTE: I never noticed this verse before. The letter to the Thessalonians is one of the first letters Paul wrote. Galatians might precede it. In any case, Paul knew that the church needed to read his letters. I wonder if he also understood his ministry, to write the majority of the New Testament, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Not only were his letters read, there were copiously copied, like other first century letters that God guided. In fact, every book of the New Testament is a first century book with hundreds and thousands of copies by the fourth century. Consequently, it was not the council of Trent that decided what books were cannon, the Holy Spirit had already made that clear in the church by the tremendous number of copies. Books that were not included were not copied in any degree or were not written in the first century -- so much for the lost books of the bible -- there aren't any.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for the carefully preserved and accurate word of God. It is a miracle orchestrated by you through people. There is no doubt these books are the exact group of books/ letters we need for daily living. We all need to live under the charge above on a daily basis -- to read the letters.