Christianity’s House of Cards

How Christianity’s foundation rests on a single fragile assumption

A collapsing tower of Bibles. (Image created by the author in Midjourney.)

Have you ever wondered what gives the Bible its authority? Why are these particular books — and not others — considered sacred, divinely inspired, and the bedrock of Christian belief?

Most Christians never question this fundamental assumption. It’s simply accepted as settled history, an issue resolved long ago that requires no further examination.

But what if we pull on this thread? What happens if we question the single most crucial decision in Christian history: the canonization of scripture?

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The Great Unexamined Assumption

Christianity, in all its varied forms, operates on a foundational premise that’s rarely scrutinized: that a specific collection of ancient writings contains special truth — divine revelation that serves as the ultimate source for doctrine and practice. Every theological debate, every denominational split, every Sunday sermon hinges on interpretations of these texts. For Protestants who embrace sola scriptura (scripture alone), this dependency is explicit. But even Catholics, with their additional emphasis on tradition and papal authority, ultimately seek…