Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon is the complete Word of God
Calvary Chapel affirms the 66-book Protestant canon as the complete and authoritative Word of God. The Apocrypha and other extracanonical texts are not considered Scripture. This canon — 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books — is taken as sufficient for all matters of faith and life.
Calvary Chapel's commitment to verse-by-verse expository preaching through every book of the Bible makes the canonical boundaries practically significant: the entire 66-book canon is considered worthy of systematic exposition, and no additional texts are given scriptural authority.
Key Distinctions
- Ot canon:
- 39 books (Protestant canon)
- Deuterocanonical status:
- rejected
- Additional scripture:
- none
- Canon open:
- closed
Scripture References
Sources
- Calvary Chapel Statement of Faith