BG15 Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word” – St. Paul’s letters to the Corinthians

Mark breaks open St. Paul’s letters to the Corinthians –

Exactly who was St. Paul writing to in his letter to the Corinthians? What was the purpose of the letter? What was the message? Howdoes it apply to our lives today?

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Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®” Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.

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BG17 Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word” – St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians

Mark breaks open St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians –

Exactly who was St. Paul writing to in his letter to the Ephesians? What was the purpose of the letter? What was the message? How does it apply to our lives today?

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BG18 Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word” – St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians

Mark breaks open St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians–

Exactly who was St. Paul writing to in his letter to the Philippians? What was the purpose of the letter? What was the message? How does it apply to our lives today?

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BG19 Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word” – St. Paul’s letter to Timothy

Mark breaks open St. Paul’s letter to the Timothy–

Exactly who was St. Paul writing to in his letter to Timothy? What was the purpose of the letter? What was the message? How does it apply to our lives today?

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BG21 The Second Commandment – Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word”

Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–

The Second Commandment:

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

You have heard that it was said to the men of old, “You shall not swear falsely….” But I say to you, Do not swear at all.

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BG23 The Fourth Commandment – Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word”

Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–

The Fourth Commandment:

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be

long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

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BG24 The Fifth Commandment – Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word”

Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–

The Fifth Commandment:

YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.

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BG25 The 6th Commandment – Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word”

Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–

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The Sixth Commandment:

YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.

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BG26 The 7th Commandment – Mark Hart the Bible Geek “Answers from the Word”

Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–

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The Seventh Commandment:

YOU SHALL NOT STEAL.

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Faith Check 11 – Canon of Scripture

Canon of Scripture

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On this Faith Check, let’s talk a little about how we got God’s Holy Word.

The early Christians relied on the Greek translation of the Old Testament, which is the version most often quoted in the New Testament and the one Jesus probably heard growing up. This version also includes the books that Protestants call the “Apocrypha” and typically don’t include in their Bibles.

It took a while for the Catholic Church to compile the New Testament. Some books such as the 4 gospels were accepted by all, and others, such as the spurious gospels one hears about in The DaVinci Code were rejected by all. However, other books were completely orthodox but disputed, including some that weren’t ultimately included such as The Didache and others that were like Hebrews and Revelation.

The “canon”, which is the list of books that belong in the Bible, was determined primarily to say which books could and could not be read at the liturgy, and was largely settled by a series of Church councils approved by the Pope and bishops in the late 300s.¹

Hence, when you trust in the inspiration of the Bible, you are trusting a Spirit-led decision of the Roman Catholic Church.

1 – Council of Rome under Pope St. Damasus I [A.D. 382], Council of Hippo [A.D. 393], Council of Carthage [A.D. 397],
Epistle of Pope St. Innocent I to Bishop Exuperius [A.D. 405]