Many people place the greatest emphasis on the spoken words of Jesus that are in red in many Bibles. It has become popular to accept the words which aren't red as only the writings of men that carry no real authority. In my last blog I explored briefly the concept that God must by His very nature communicate with us. Since Jesus is God, does it mean that only what He spoke is the word of God, or is the entire Bible God's word?
"God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son..." (Hebrews 1:1-2a). Before the last days God spoke through the prophets. Now in the last days God has spoken through the Son. The last days are identified in the book of Acts. In Acts 2 the Spirit descends on the twelve and a large crowd gathered. Peter explained that hearing the twelve speak in languages that they didn't know was what the prophet Joel had written about. Peter declared that signaled the last days (Acts 2:1-21).
The final communication from God to humanity came through Jesus. In writing to the church in Galatia, the Spirit through Paul said, "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called who by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" (Galatians 1:6-9) Strong words! The gospel had been given in the first century and anyone changing it is to be accursed. The Spirit said twice anyone who changes the gospel is to be accursed.
"God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son..." (Hebrews 1:1-2a). Before the last days God spoke through the prophets. Now in the last days God has spoken through the Son. The last days are identified in the book of Acts. In Acts 2 the Spirit descends on the twelve and a large crowd gathered. Peter explained that hearing the twelve speak in languages that they didn't know was what the prophet Joel had written about. Peter declared that signaled the last days (Acts 2:1-21).
The final communication from God to humanity came through Jesus. In writing to the church in Galatia, the Spirit through Paul said, "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called who by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" (Galatians 1:6-9) Strong words! The gospel had been given in the first century and anyone changing it is to be accursed. The Spirit said twice anyone who changes the gospel is to be accursed.