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NASB | 1 John 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:1 [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]-- |
Bible Question:
Jesus according to Paul, vs. the Gospels? The following question was posed to me elsewhere, and I was wondering whether anyone here has done any study or knows of any good sources on the subject: "My personal point of view is that the (later-written) Gospels present a version of Jesus that is developed along a certain line from the (earlier written) authentic letters of Paul. The authentic letters of Paul are consistent with a spiritual/non-historic Jesus who is the focus of a mystery religion. The Gnostics, who claim Paul's teaching as one of their primary sources, and for whom other non-canonical Gnostic gospel versions of Jesus exist, may have been the "true" christians and the canonical-gospel-following christians the heretics, but since the canonical-gospel-following christians got to write history, it was the Gnostics who were branded the heretics. Paul's letters could be interpreted to fit both (although I find them more consistent with the Gnostic view). All that said, I wouldn't recommend interpreting the writings of Paul based on the later-written and tangentially developed Gospels." Appreciate any input! --Cheryl |
Bible Answer: (Note: I am posting my answer twice because the question has been posted twice.) Amplified Bible 2 Tim 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action), The four Gospels are Scripture. The letters of Paul are Scripture. All Scripture is equally inspired by God. Therefore, both the Gospels and the writings of Paul are Scripture; both are equally inspired by God. Both are inerrant in the original manuscripts. The notion that the Bible (in this case Paul and the gospel writers) contradicts itself is totally false. There are NO contradictions in Scripture. Further, based on the following Scripture passages, it is questionable whether the person you quote has any understanding of the Bible at all. Amplified Bible 1 Cor 2:14 But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated. Holman Christian Standard Bible 1 Corinthians: 1:18 For to those who are perishing the message of the cross is foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is God's power. 1:19 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the experts. 1:20 Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn't God made the world's wisdom foolish? 1:21 For since, in God's wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of the message preached. (...) 1:25 because God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. All that said, I wouldn't recommend interpreting the writings of Paul or of the Gospel writers based on the much later-written and misinformed views of the person you quote. |
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