Christian Briefs

When writers describe events, they inevitably include their own perspectives. It is a fact Jesus loved all His disciples, including Judas

John, in his writings, refers to the disciple whom Jesus loved, reflecting his viewpoint.

None of the other gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, mention anything about the disciple whom Jesus loved in their epistles. Nonetheless, it seems they probably added some of their ideas, opinions, and suggestions.

To say the disciple whom Jesus loved would imply that Jesus did not love the other disciples, and that is absurd even to think that way.

Saying that would be the same as saying the people whom Jesus loved, which means he does not love everyone; who among us would like to be one of the people Jesus does not love? Now think about that for a while.

Someone claimed that John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, appears knowledgeable about Jesus and the Bible.

John himself never wrote that he was the disciple Jesus loved, though he implied it.

If anyone knew Jesus, they would see that it is not Jesus’s nature to love one person and not another; what kind of Jesus would he be if he did something like that?

Jesus loves everyone. There is no person he does not love, even sinners.

Perhaps John had a reason for writing those words in his epistle; maybe he was trying to make a point, or perhaps he wanted to make some people jealous; whatever the reason was, I hope it served its purpose.

Portraying Jesus as not loving others is not a good idea.

While we are discussing our old friend John from the bible, let’s bring up something that is very dear to Jesus that John somehow overlooked.

Jesus was very heavy into loving your neighbors; Matthew, Mark, and Luke wrote about it in their epistles, but unfortunately, John forgot to mention it.

Matthew 22:39 NIV  –  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,

Mark 12:31 NIV  –  The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a] There is no commandment greater than these.

Luke 10:27 NIV  –  He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

John, in his writings, does not mention the verses about loving your neighbor as the other gospels do, but instead highlights the disciple Jesus loved. This creates a contrast between accounts, raising questions about interpretation and focus.

There is nothing men can do, write, or say that does not have some faults, mistakes, and inaccuracies. So why is it when it comes to the bible?

We think there are no faults, errors, or inaccuracies in it, even though we know that man wrote the Bible.

Some people hesitate to become Christians because preachers and teachers don’t explain the Bible’s inaccuracies.

They seem afraid to think when asked about it; when those questions arise, they are like a bird sticking its head to the ground.

If you are being paid to preach and teach the bible, you should do it correctly. For instance, there are two different accounts in the Bible about who carried Jesus’s cross to Golgotha. How do you explain that to the people whose eternity is at stake here?

Don’t give a careless answer. Be honest with them.

by: Staff