*Why* Did Martin Luther Remove Books from the Bible? w/@JimmyAkin

Jimmy Akin explores Luther's decision to exclude these books from the Protestant canon, delving into historical context, Luther's potential motivations, and the role of the Holy Spirit in shaping the canon.

[joannc]

Jimmy Aiken = well-researched, thoughtful and complete answers. WOW. Thank you!

[PetarStamenkovic]

I love my Catholic brothers and I'd love if we were to reunite :)

[famvids]

The SyriaC orthodox church is one of those ancient churches within orthodoxy that speaks Aramaic. They are part of the oriental orthodox tradition. They have the shortest biblical Canon in all of Christianity, and it doesn't even include revelation. The Ethiopian orthodox church has the largest cannon in all of Christianity, and yet both of those churches are in full communion.

It isn't the biblical Canon that ever united us, but the Eucharist... Jesus. We all agree on the mass.

[LNR]

Isn’t removing books from the Bible exactly what the Bible says DONT do 😂

[SacredReason]

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)

[andreeattieh]

Luther was backed into a corner in a debate so he removed them

[josh]

Luther never removed them completely (only regulated them) but they were officially removed in 1825 by the British Foreign Bible Society due to cost

[SacredReason]

✝️🙏🏻👑❤️ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Hallelujah. Amen.

[Hallow]

What I find interesting is that Jews don't accept 1 & 2 Maccabees, but celebrate Hanukah, which was born in Maccabees. They would not have Hanukah, if not for Maccabees.

[robertgasper]

Whether Martin Luther formally removed books from the Bible or not isn't really relevant. He created the schism which led to a split in the Church that now includes over 40, 000 different Protestant denominations - many of which scarcely resemble Christianity at all. You can find Protestant churches that preach that abortion is ok and that gay marriage is ok, etc. God only knows what the eternal consequences may have been for millions of souls who have been misled. The good shepherd does not scatter his sheep. Martin Luther's legacy is that he scattered Christ's sheep.

[DoingitWrong]

Enlightening response, thank you Jimmy Aiken. I notice a pipe rack in the background. What is your favorite blend? Mine is Gawith & Hoggarth #7 broken flake.

[jeremystrand]

The thought of reunification with the EO while agreeing to disagree on different Canon and even Dogma to reflect 11th/10th century belief rather than modern is fascinating.

Translate that to Protestants, even though many would have to get over sacraments, etc you'd imagine then on the same basis that Protestants wouldn't have to adhere to the Deuterocanon Bible or 19th century Marian Dogmas while still honoring/venerating to the degree that the Reformers and the Catholic Church did in the 16th century.

[rufus-hh]

Luther removed those books because the contradicted his opinions.

[Sean-ohph]

The outro volume is too loud relative to the rest of the video. Great video, thanks!

[hirakisk]

I could have sworn that I read a quote from an Early Church Father that said something along the lines that the Christians used the Greek Scriptures (Septuagint) that had more books than the Jewish OT scriptures. Also, that because the Jews changed their canon that Christians might forget this later and not include those books.

Anyone remember/know who said this?

[amarsh]

Luther removed the Books because they disagreed with his theology. He tried to get rid of James’s epistle as well!

[tonyl]

Luther appealed to Jerome, not that that matters, but seems like should've been addressed briefly.

[simonewilliams]

Luther can’t be trusted as are others because of their Pride.
Just read them in a Catholic Bible, they make affirmations by their association and correlations of the greater Books they clarify the.

[corvinmull]

As a Lutheran, thank you for the even keeled answer. All 3 broad groups (Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox) feel the Holy Spirit led us to the correct canon.

Unfortunately, from my understanding, even the Hebrew Scriptures from before and during the time of Christ were inconsistent in their composure. So I fear we may never truly unite around a common canon of scripture😢

[calebklingerman]

Didn't Jerome himself say the deuterocanonical books should not have been included?