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So why is it that the Catholic Bible has some books that the Protestant Bible doesn't have?

Is one missing something?

Is it to have something extra?

It's time for The Line of Fire with your host, activist, author, international speaker, and theologian Dr. Michael Brown,

your voice of moral, cultural, and spiritual revolution.

Michael Brown is the director of the Coalition of Conscience and President of Fire School

of Ministry.

Get into the line of fire now by calling 86634 Truth.

That's 86634 Truth. Here again is Dr. Michael Brown.

We're going to have a fascinating conversation today. I think you're going to find it

educational, eye-opening, and helpful. And hopefully it'll give you an even greater appreciation

for the scriptures for the Word of God that the Lord has preserved for us.

This is Michael Brown.

If you've got questions for me, for my guest that I'm about to introduce, here's the number of

call, 86634-Truth, 866348-8-7-884.

If you come from a Catholic background or another Christian background, church background, that has what we call

the apocryphal books within your Bible, and you differ with some of what's being presented.

Feel free to give us a call, 8663 for Truths.

So a few weeks back, I participated in an online debate against a Catholic apologist on the subject as purgatory biblical.

When I was asked if we should debate as purgatory, biblical and ancient, I said, no, my concern is not with what different church fathers said, but what scripture says.

So we agreed on the parameters of the debate.

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