Hi Ras
Hey I am not cranky..but I am not Jesus either..I just didnt understand why you were repeating yourself with the questions I answered..No you need not stop..but I can only answer with what it is I know to be true from my heart..I cannot make or possess you to see what it is I have been enlightened to with spirituality..so I do welcome your questions..and I have tried to answer them but for some reason we are missing the beat here together..sorry..

Here is how I have come to trust God..and not man, in regards to the inspirations and the stories biblically. On my knees..< this is the secret..things hidden are revealed..I dont understand it all biblically.but when reading outside material that may pertain to biblical procedure I often pray before going into depth of something else that may not apply to the bible...Its a go with your gut type thing..but it announces the power in prayer directly to your spirit of openess to pay mind to the things of the Lord..This is a mystery. Spiritual warfare is real. ..We are to stay in the word of God..let the spirit lead us to what it is we should or should no apply to our minds to understand. I can empathize with your question on knowing what is canon and what is not. This involves the mystery Ras..that you will not understand in any term I can possible word. It is left for you to seek..Mathew 7:7 Ask,,it will be given you..Seek and you will find..Knock and it will be opened for you..< this is inclined to seeking the word and your lot in life.

There is a mental projectory to arm yourself in battle when you pray..Ephesians 6: 10-18, because the battle is real..as said earlier..Satan trembles at the weakest Christians on their knees..Mentally put on these pieces as you go to war in prayer to find answers the world does not seem to offer..

I have read books and been moved by the spirit as it takes guard over my decision making..many many times. Your spirit keeps you in check with the things of the Lord..again its a mystery..one must seek it diligently and it is of a treasure..unlike any you will find elsewhere here on this earth.

Quoted by Ras below..
Of the 66 books, how many of them even claim they are supernaturally inspired? What about all the similar books that may or may not make the same claim, but aren't in the canon? Who decided which are for the canon and which are not?

As far as the stories of long ago told..what is of them that is not of God? Satan has power as well supernaturally..if we allow to let him reside in us you may be surprised at the possession he can manifest with in our very being. Yes even so the here and now..Remember its spiritual warfare.. demon and angels are at war above and over our understanding and in a dimension in which we cannot view..

You decide Ras as to what it is God will empower you to understand in books to read as to what is beneficial and what is not..remember..Satan was an angel of light..he knows how to deceive.and he is good at it..The closer you get to Christ the more wisdom you will attain..you will in-time be able to dicifer what is of God and what is not..in all these things a mystery is revealed..and you will discover it as you go..

As far as what it is I have learned..its quite simple..funny thing though..it presents words of challenge per issue to those who cannot see, they go into detail and continually seek answers to the questions in life that are basically right in front of them. God created all things..but men seek how the things were created without acknowledging the Christ to be the creator of all things..see what I am saying here?

They want answers so they do it there way instead of opening up themselves to a very real truth of what this entire planet is all about. When you want a friend..what is it that you seek? God likewise seeks love and friendship..not from beings he created to serve him..but creating beings who have a free choice to serve him..or not. Christ wanted true friendship..just like you and I..they mysteries of the land of milk and honey are not beneath us to explore and understand..draw near to him and he will draw near to you..

I am still not sure what it is your directly asking me..because rather in simplicity of the making of flowers or fire and brimstone destroying Soddam and Ghomorria, I should think both are miraculous because we cannot say to the skies loose the stones from the hills beyond..let them fall here and destroy such wickedness..so a precision cut on your sentencing may enlighten me a bit. I hope this will find favor to your questions..

Sherri