(March 31, 2018 at 7:32 am)Jehanne Wrote:(March 31, 2018 at 12:47 am)Godscreated Wrote: 28 that have been rejected by biblical scholars and the educated church of the protestants which I'm one of. There is only one gospel and that is the gospel of Jesus Christ and what He did to give all mankind a chance at salvation, which you have rejected without foundation to do so.
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I don't know who these Biblical scholars are; do you believe that most Biblical scholars are inerrantists, such as yourself? For instance, why shouldn't I accept the Gospel of Peter? Unlike Matthew, Mark, Luke and Gospel, it claims, explicitly, to have been written by the Apostle Peter. Or, for that matter, the Gospel of Thomas?
The biblical scholars I'm speaking of are those who originally put the Bible together, going through every available manuscript and finding those that were in agreement with each other and tossing the ones that were not or were obviously contradicting the teachings of Christ. The Jews put together most of the OT, that is what Jesus and His disciples taught from. The men who wrote the books of the NT had no idea those books and letters would ever end up in a book like the Bible and I would say some would have been surprised their writings lasted long enough to be available for consideration. Ultimately God lead these men(biblical scholars) to the decisions of which books would make up the Bible and it has been sufficient for many a years before some of these other letters and books were found. I personally know little of the other gospels that have come to light, I trust in the array of men and women who determine whether the other writings should become part of the bible or used as teaching aids. I have enough to do with trying to understand our present day Bible, it is an endless wealth of information for those who seek God's truth. Yes I do believe most biblical scholars are inerrantists, at least those who are concerned with the truth from God.
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God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.