Gentile Bible
Having named the limits of authority and the bounds of canon, the Church of Humans now names the writings it receives as its shared public witness.
These writings are received for recognition, memory, and faithful practice. They are not treated as law, nor are they used to extend authority beyond what was given. They are sufficient for Gentile Christianity among the nations, and no more is claimed of them than this.
The Gentile Bible
The Gentile Bible is a Christian Bible for believers who enter the New Covenant without entering the covenant of Moses.
It contains eighteen books:
- John
- Mark
- Luke
- Acts
- James
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians
- Titus
- Philemon
- 1 John
- 2 John
- 3 John
John is placed first as the clearest introduction to Christ through the Word, life, light, truth, love, Spirit, and belief.
Mark and Luke preserve the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Acts records the beginning of the Gentile churches and the decision at Jerusalem that Gentile believers were not required to become Jews or submit to the Law of Moses. James follows Acts as the shared Jerusalem teaching on faith, conduct, mercy, and works.
The Pauline letters address the faith and life of Gentile churches. The letters of John provide instruction in truth, love, fellowship, obedience, and discernment.
In receiving these texts, the Church of Humans does not claim completeness, universality, or finality. It claims only sufficiency for faithful life among the nations within the authority that was given.