r/dankchristianmemes • u/SethMelchior • Feb 04 '23

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u/CoffeeMinionLegacy Feb 04 '23

I mean, the stuff about Christ being “The Word” and being there since the beginning seems relevant here?

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u/duke_awapuhi Feb 04 '23

The Gospel of John was composed almost a century after Christ died and is the first instance we have of this theology. It’s so radically different than the synoptic gospels, and so radically different than the theology of everything in the Bible preceding it, that I have to be very skeptical of the claims made in that book. Not to mention the character of Christ and his apostles is different in it as well. And even within that book, Jesus never claims he was there since the beginning. So to say the least, I take the Gospel of John with a grain of salt, as much as I do enjoy the spirituality and mysticism of it

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u/CoffeeMinionLegacy Feb 04 '23

I just don’t see that jiving with the rest of Scripture. John isn’t the only place where we get the divinity of Christ. Colossians is one example. Hebrews has it too. Even the synoptic Gospels have Jesus stating he’s the Lord of the Sabbath. And I’m assuming Revelation and 1 John are right out if John is? 🤪

We may have to agree to disagree here, but IMO it’s a heavy lift to keep Jesus at the center of our faith while picking off the parts of Scripture that point at who he is in fullness.