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Sequel to the Bible

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I'm curious as a former Christian what people think on this site about additions to the Bible. From an objective standpoint, offshoots of mainstream Christianity have written supplementary texts and even whole books (See Book of Mormon). Is it probable or even possible for mainstream Christianity to adopt additional doctrines? I can't imagine fervent Christian fundies even entertaining the idea, but more-liberal Christians may find new texts that address archaic social code to be appealing. Thoughts?
 

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Book of Mormon is junk...

However I do have the Book of Enoch- which I believe has some good info in it.

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid judgment on others' beliefs. You may think the Book of Mormon is junk, but to each his own. I'm not asking about the validity of religious texts.
 
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If any extra-Biblical work contradicts one line of the The Nicene Creed it is automatically disqualified because it is heresy.
The Nicene Creed is an abbreviation of all that is revealed in the Old Testament and New Testament.

This is enlightening. Thanks!
 
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What you're really asking is whether God still inspires people. I think most Christians would accept that He still does. So, the principle usually pointed to is that expressed in 1 John 4.

Put simply, any new "revelation" can't contradict the Bible. So, if it agrees with the Bible, it would be accepted. If it disagrees, it would be rejected.

At the same time, I don't see why anything would ever need to be added to the Bible. In terms of what needs to be said, Jesus summed it up in John 19:30, "It is finished." The saving work of Christ is complete, so there is no need to enhance the theology, philosophy, or whatever else people might think to write about.

In that vein, I would expect that any inspiration that happens today would be specific to a situation.

FYI, western history sometimes claims that Mohammed's original goal was to convince the Jews that he was the successor to (or perfector of) Jesus' message. It was only when that didn't go well that he claimed a separate religion. Of course Muslims reject that idea, and no one today really thinks of Islam that way, but there are verses in the Koran that could be used to support that idea.
 
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I don't know if anything would be held higher than the Bible, but more liberal could be influenced by other religions and new ideas. Ideas within Christianity have changed a lot in 2000 years anyway. So there are new interpretations of Christianity which are influenced by writings, but those writings are never generally important enough on their own to be considered holy. I doubt anything will be added to the Bible now and there would have to be a very important person and book to justify adding another secondary book.
 
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