(January 11, 2023 at 2:01 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(January 11, 2023 at 1:54 pm)tjdisc Wrote: The bible is a tool - an aid. Jesus' words in the gospels showed me the way to have relationship with Him - so I hold His words above all other scripture. Whether there are debatable aspects of "historical" or "inerrancy" in certain books, I don't presume to be expert. It doesn't impact knowing Him for me.
How do you know that the Gospels, which were written a generation after Jesus' execution, contain his words?
I mean it when I say they struck me as true. I believe the disciples heard His words and they were unlike any that they had ever heard. They stated that He didn't preach as the teachers of the Law, He taught as one who had authority. His words were revolutionary enough to me that I am sure they were to them also, and they were unforgettable and therefore recorded accurately.
If it was all some falsehood, I wouldn't be able to be receiving (daily spiritual bread) from Him, there would not be any relationship there. So it would just sort of end at His words - and I would have no experience/relationship ongoing.
