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Originally Posted by Encryptus
Interesting but of course rhetorical question.
It is obvious when Paul speaks of scripture he meant Torah because the Bible as we know was not canonized within his lifetime, or even his generation.
It would be interesting to see how Christendom would react if for example the lost espistle to the Laodiceans were found
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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK
Often times writers or people that write their work becomes more prolific after their passing. You often see this with painters and other artist as well. I think that Paul meant for his writtings to be used to motivate and to lead a people. There is no way to know for certain whether he meant them to be Holy Writ. I believe that God led him to write it and God did the rest.
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But what should we factor in formulating and teaching doctrine when it comes to the nature of these letters ...?
By Paul's admission some of it is personal opinion.