StChadwick
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I found my answers in the bible (not in a church ~ there is a BIG difference)
It was the Catholic church that decided on what books would be added to the canon of scripture in several synods in the 4th and 5th century so the two cant be separated.
The reason why there's so many christian denominational churches today is directly related I think to what you said, they didnt agree with something the church said so they used the bible to their own interpretation; which is now why we have over 50,000 differing christian denominations ALL claiming to follow what the bible says. One book cant say 50,000 different things. Matter of fact it cant say anything, its a book. Take also into consideration the times the bible has been retranslated (from Aramaic and Greek to Latin and now our current one) and it leads more to the idea that there must be an authoritative place to conclusively interpret the bible or then what's the point of Jesus wanting one to be and He just leaves for us to fend for ourself as we are left to interpret on our own? It would only create complete confusion.
Remember that the printing press wasnt invented until the 15th century, so for 1400 years it was not a faith of the bible only, as the New Testament wasnt officially compiled for hundreds of years after the death of Christ and a credible way of giving copies of a bible to everyone hasnt been possible for only the last 200 years with the literacy rates which didnt increase until after WWII or the price it would have cost would have caused many to not afford one previously. There must have been a Church behind the book.