[William Terrell]

But the red letters would be the words from His mouth, and the bedrock upon which you approach the Father. The rest would be second and third hand, and the rulings of things like the magisterium not on the radar at all. I'll limit myself to His direct teaching.

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.

[newgeezer]

the red letters would be the words from His mouth, .... The rest would be second and third hand

Hmm... Therefore, it must follow that you view the red letters in Mark and Luke as less authoritative than those in Matthew and John, correct?

I'll limit myself to His direct teaching.

I continue to gain more understanding of why some believers loathe the red-letter editions. For me, the words in red merely serve as signposts, making it easier to find things. For you, the red words are actually more important.

It must be awfully sad to have such a dim view of Scripture, believing only some of it (or none of it?) is absolute truth written by the direct inspiration of God.

[DungeonMaster]

That’s really wierd.