so here something i want to share (oh yes, my aunt gave me this answer)
Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book : If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city,which are described in this book.
if we cant add anything to the Bible, then why Bible + Deuterocanonical is exist? why there are so many versions of bible (NKJV,NIV,etc...)
and here is her answer:
You have to understand several things here:
1. The Christian Bible contains 46 Books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
2. The Protestants reject 7 of the Books namely Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiaticus (or Sirah), 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees and Baruch and some fragments from Books of Esther, Daniel and the story of Susanna.
3. Hence, the Protestant Bible contains only 39 Books in the Old Testament and 27 Books in the New Testament.
4. Nowadays, many Protestant Bible Editions also include a section of the 7 missing Books which is classified under Deuterocanonical Books. Hence you will have Bible (with Deuterocanonical) which can be found in the bookstores.
5. There are several versions of the English Bible depending on who translates it from the Original Language (which is Hebrew and Greek) into English hence you have the HKJV, NIV, RSV, NRSV, Youth Bible, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, French, German versions and many others. Some were translated into simple languages and some are a little more deep/complicated but they all are same WORD Of GOD.
6. Regardless of which version/language, as Catholic we should get a Catholic Bible or Bible (with Deuterocanonical).
so for me,what should i do is to STOP DOUBTING and KEEP BELIEVING ! Grant me O Lord the strength to stay firm and stop doubting!
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