In this entire thread there is a premium stake attributed to Jesus’s spoken words. His spoken words are unmatched in importance. All the apostles and all the witnesses that wrote concerning the significance of Jesus’s words pale in the light of His words.
In the written record (the four gospels and the first chapter of Acts) we find He spoke about 30,425 words in about 1,934 verses, depending on which Greek manuscripts are referenced. We can search His words and find His ten most used verbs, nouns, and/or phrases. He taught in large sweeping generalizations. We can easily (well, pretty easily) discover that many tenets enjoyed by those professing Him did not originated with Him. In Jesus’s spoken words I can find no inkling of religion.
Many of the near and dear teachings in today’s Christianity never crossed His mind. That there would be “misunderstandings” seemed of little concern to Him. The new testament writers applied their understanding of the teachings of Jesus into their contextual settings. Their words may have been inspired by spirit, but the bases for the spirit was the words Jesus Christ. His words were not inspired - He did not need inspiration - He was the Word. However, Jesus never said He was, or is the Word.
His words unfolded as they did because of a very unique perspective regarding life, regarding living. He taught with a fierce and intimate grasp on the spirit’s inclinations and movings. Please keep this in mind should you continue to meander through this tread.
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