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There is no evidence to support the claims that the Bible has been changed or altered by church councils, or that it has been corrupted by the process of translation. In light of the evidence, it becomes very difficult to hold any position other than the one which affirms that the text which we have today is essentially the same as that penned by the authors. As for the development of the canon, we find that the canon developed quite early, not behind the closed doors of some church council, but among an open discussion of the church as a whole, long before the councils even began. Once the councils began, they only ratified the canon, they did not create it, for it was only after the church had agreed on the canon that the church councils even took up the issue. When we begin to examine the Bible, we can do so with the confidence that it is complete. Nowhere do we find evidence of any changes, additions, or omissions which would, in any way, affect the teachings of the Bible.