The Bible

There is always a bit of debate about the Bible and how inerrant it is, where it was inspired and how accurate it is. I'll try to write a little bit more in the days to come! But heres the first bit, what was introduced to the Bible and why? While I was at uni these criteria came up as to what made it into the Bible or not:

Apostolic Origin — attributed to and based on the preaching/teaching of the first-generation apostles (or their close companions).
Universal Acceptance — acknowledged by all major Christian communities in the ancient world (by the end of the fourth century).
Liturgical Use — read publicly when early Christian communities gathered for the Lord's Supper (their weekly worship services).
Consistent Message — containing a theological outlook similar or complementary to other accepted Christian writings.

There are different views on the inspiration of the Bible too. Some believe that the Holy Spirit wrote through their arm the author not having a say. Others say that the events were the inspiration, they wrote what they saw Jesus do. Other say they are inspired what God said to them and they wrote that down. Other say that it was a mix of all of the above. Im sure there are other theories of inspiration as well.

As Salvationists "We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice."