Why Did Christ Not Stay Continually With His Disciples After the Resurrection?

Archdiocese of Washington ^ | 04-13-20 | Msgr. Charles Pope

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The key is, that the vast majority of what He was doing and saying in this period, was not recorded directly in the NT. He taught a lot during the 40-day period between His Resurrection and His Ascension, but we have no more than 3 or 4 sentences of it recorded.

Yet, the early church recorded the four Gospels. Somehow these are insufficient for the Roman Catholic.

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That's why John says there was so much, the earth itself could not contain the books if it were recorded.

And John also noted the following:

30Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31 NASB

But you can bet your bottom dollar that people did not fail to transmit what they heard from Him, to others, both orally, and by their example--- practices which are to be followed and preserved.

Yet again, we have the four Gospels about His life, plus the other books of the NT which were recognized by the church as authoritative.

Not one of the other books Roman Catholics rely upon can claim to be inspired like the New Testament.

At Trent, when Rome was declaring its canon, they did not include any of the non-Biblical writings they have built so much of their false theology upon.

To me that is very telling.

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And another reason: to teach the Christians that we must seek Him before He comes.