Ask the Pastors, Episode 4: How Should Christians Approach Non-Canonical Texts?

For our fourth question to the pastors at DHBC, Rebecca B. asks how we approach non-canonical texts?

In a recent blog post, Pastor Robb wrote about the burial of Moses and why the Bible would incorporate something non-canonical into the sacred text. Here, Pastor Robb was asked to explain the difference between Apocrypha, Deuterocanonical, and Pseudepigrapha literature and whether there is any danger or value to a Christian in reading them alongside the Bible; and if there is some value, how these writings should best be approached.

Pastor Robb has the answer from Scripture! Please watch - and send in your questions about Christian living and / or theologies for future installments of "Ask the Pastors."

[DLCuliverRamMan]

Pastor Robb, thank you for the enlightening information about the Apocrypha! I have had a question pop up in family discussions that has created some level of dissonance. John MacArthur mentioned in a very short video that PTSD does not exist. It seems that many “Christian psychologists” use these kinds of terms to justify all sorts of responses to stressful situations in life. I am of the mind that much of this kind of counseling is meant to shortcut clear Biblical edicts or to give one the notion that, because of modern concepts giving us “more information”, it can lead us to “soften” some calls to obedience. I would love to get your take.