See, what I am having a hard time understanding in these few thread posts is the idea that - humor me here - someone had a tape recorder or took dictation whenever Jesus spoke?
Did not those inspired by the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD write down what HE brought to their minds - exactly like Jesus said HE would? And did not that same Holy Spirit also inspire and guide the hand and voice of the others he also used to construct the Holy Scriptures we have that guide us Christians to this day??? Paul himself spoke about new converts who needed to graduate from the "milk" of the word - as newborn babies - into the "meat" of the further doctrine and mysteries explained and expounded from that base of the gospel. Tell me, why did the Lord even bother to include the writings of Paul and Peter and John, etc. outside of the specific words of Jesus in the bible? Could it mean he had more for us to understand and know about the Christian life?
WELL PUT.
THX.
Jewish oral tradition was very close to tape recording. But nonetheless, do you not consider the words of Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, to be worth more than, for instance, the Chronicler?
Did not those inspired by the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD write down what HE brought to their minds - exactly like Jesus said HE would?
Inspiration is not dictation. Moses wrote what God dictated. That has not happened since.
Tell me, why did the Lord even bother to include the writings of Paul and Peter and John, etc. outside of the specific words of Jesus in the bible? Could it mean he had more for us to understand and know about the Christian life?
Certainly, as an addendum to the Gospels. Tell me, are you advocating that the words of mere men are as important as those of Christ?