Cathars accept the New Testament, correctly translated, as an authoritative body of teachings expressing a guide of life for "the many" (1 Cor. 3:1-4) For the "little flock" (Luke 12:32) however, we read of another tradition.  We acknowledge as Scripture the Old and New Testaments. That together they portray equally the relationship between GOD and man thoughout history, showing the deceptive wiles of the false god Satan in his effort to separate humanity from the true GOD. 

Translations favored are as follows:

1. The Message - New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs
     Eugene H. Peterson, NavPress Publishing Group
     LC# 95-67501  ISBN# 08910-98909

2. The Holy Bible - King James Version

3. The Holy Bible - New King James Version (Nelson)

4. The Common Bible

It truly takes a total suspension of God s gift of human reason to believe that these  or other texts like them ought now to be taken at nothing more than literal face value.  [And, by the way, the manuscripts in which we find these texts were originally written in first century koiné Greek, then copied and re-copied hundreds and hundreds of times (with all the errors copiers are liable to), and finally translated into English by variety of translators (each of whom has a set of personal prejudices and preferences which affect the translation process).

So, while the Holy Scriptures are certainly our first guide and touchstone in making moral      decisions, we would be less-than-human if we refuse to deal with those scriptures with
the reason, intelligence, conscience, and plain common sense God gave us.

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Non-Canonical Scripture

We read in faith, for the edification of the people, writings from the early church, based in the sincere belief that these represent the most ancient source documents for the Gospel. These writings teach that there is one GOD almighty, wholly wise and wholly good, who has made all things by His goodness. One such non-canonical MS is the Gospel of Thomas.