Let's not forget that the Council of Nicaea had nothing spiritual or sacred about it. It was a wine inflamed, inkwell throwing raucous that left clear the schisms that a few years later caused the first split within the church.
Do not forget that The Muratorian Canon (the very fist one) did not include the letter to the Hebrews or James, 3 John, or 1 and 2 Peter. It included the Wisdom of Solomon and the Apocalypse of Peter. It rejected the Shepherd of Hermas and Paul's letters to the Laodiceans and Alexandrians.
So, we must pay attention what is called sacred and the criteria to judge such given the fact that history and those involved in the process proved to be less than reliable at choosing the scriptures and interpreting the word of God once His prophets and apostles were gone from the earth..
I suggest God thru the Spirit would be the ultimate authority on what record is sacred and thus of value to enhance our faith, spiritual growth and ability to get closer to the Savior.
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