Theology Question: Did Jesus Inspire All of Scripture?

Here’s a question that a young man I used to pastor asked on Facebook last night:

Question of the day: Did Jesus ever ask anyone to write down the words He said?

Here’s my response: Yes, He did: Rev. 1:19.

And John Calvin wisely wrote that whenever God is mentioned without qualification (i.e. “God the Father”) we may always rightly say that the entire Godhead is involved.

Thus, when Paul says that “All Scripture is inspired by God” (2 Tim. 3:16), Jesus inspired all biblical writers.   Indeed, so did God the Holy Spirit and God the Father (2 Pet. 2:21).

This also spells the end of the argument for those who claim Jesus didn’t speak about a particular matter because we don’t find Him addressing it in His direct words from the gospels.

Through His apostles, He addresses all kinds of matters. Does this help?

Another Great Verse from the Bible on the Bible

“I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12).

Wisdom from Proverbs

“He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, but he who forsakes reproof goes astray” (10:17).

People who are teachable are healthy; people who are not teachable (i.e. they simply will not allow themselves to be corrected) are not healthy.

I have seen this first-hand repeatedly and the sad results that accompany such an attitude…

Great Verses on the Bible

From Jer. 15:16: “Your words were found and I ate them and Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart. For I have been called by Your name, O LORD of hosts.”

Merry Christmas! A Few Thoughts on the Holiday

 Here are a few interesting thoughts on Christmas for you:

The “mas” in “Christmas” comes from an ancient Saxon word, maessa, which was a celebration of a holy day or a feast from a holy day.

On another note, the Christmas tree in its modern form is thought to have been invented by Martin Luther: he was walking home one winter night when he saw the stars shining through the branches of a fir tree. 

 He thought the sight so beautiful that he cut the tree down and took it home, where he decorated it with candles so that his family could enjoy the sight as well.

Finally, here is a quote on Christmas from a very influential early Church father:

“This is our present festival.  This is what we are celebrating today — the coming of God to man…so that we might return to God…

 ”So let us keep the feast, not like a heathen festival, but in a godly way — not in the way of the world, but in a way above the world — not as if it were ours, but as it belongs to him who is ours, our Master’s — not as of weakness, but as of healing — not as of creation, but of re-creation.”

     Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration 38, on the birthday of Jesus, AD 380.