{"id":53437,"date":"2018-06-09T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T02:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=53437"},"modified":"2022-09-13T21:19:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:19:08","slug":"the-words-in-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-words-in-red\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words in Red"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

by Terry Wayne Benton<\/p>\n

\"\"Some have the impression that if we believe the words in red (in red letter editions of the Bible) are more sacred and binding than the other words delivered by the other apostles of Jesus. This reasoning is terribly wrong. First, Matthew wrote over a decade after Jesus ascended to heaven and told us what Jesus said with the aid of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13). We know what Jesus said during His personal ministry only because the Holy Spirit revealed the 27 books of the New Testament after<\/strong> Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension. None of these writings, given by the Holy Spirit, were written in the colors black and red. They were all given by the Holy Spirit in the same available color. The Holy Spirit sanctified all<\/strong> the words equally and did not say to pay special attention to the red letters.<\/p>\n

Those who make the argument that they believe the red letters (a later invention of man), but not the portions of the Bible from Acts through Revelation, do not even believe the red letters. The red letters said that the apostles would be guided by the Spirit into all truth (John 16:13) including things Jesus did not get to say, but wanted to be said (John 14:26; 15:26). So, if we do not believe that the Spirit guided the apostles into all<\/strong>\u00a0truth, we do not even believe the words in red. This means that we do not believe Jesus\u00a0at all<\/strong>. Think about that before you claim to believe\u00a0part<\/strong>\u00a0of the New Testament but not other parts. To take such a stance is to show no faith in Jesus at all. Jesus said that rejecting the apostles is the same as rejecting Him and the Father. “He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me<\/em>” (Luke 10:16). These are words in red stated to His apostles. Rejecting their words is the same as rejecting Jesus and the Father. It is that serious!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Terry Wayne Benton Some have the impression that if we believe the words in red (in red letter editions of the Bible) are more sacred and binding than the other words delivered by the other apostles of Jesus. This reasoning is terribly wrong. First, Matthew wrote over a decade after Jesus ascended to heaven…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[78,73],"class_list":["post-53437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-authority","tag-jesus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59644,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-black-type-in-the-red-letter-edition-of-the-new-testament\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":0},"title":"The Black Type in the Red-Letter Edition of the New Testament","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Garry Smalley Of course, it is extremely disturbing to read or hear destructive criticisms toward the Holy Bible as unbelievers state disparaging comments regarding the reliability of the God-breathed writings (II Timothy 3:16; cf. II Peter 1:16-21; I Corinthians 2:12-13). But even among Christians, there are some who seek\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bible-Red-Lettered-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":94615,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/red-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":1},"title":"Red Letters","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by John Guzzetta I'm sure you've noticed that in many editions of the Bible, maybe even the one you are holding, the editors have printed the words of Jesus Christ in red ink. The first red-letter edition was conceived and printed by Louis Klopsch in 1899, first titled (in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-Letter-Bible-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42742,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-did-jesus-really-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":2},"title":"What Did Jesus Really Say?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jacob Wooten I saw this picture below\u00a0posted on Facebook and I've seen similar statements before, so I feel like this kind of thinking might be widespread both in the world and perhaps among those who would say they are of faith.\u00a0Let's examine this reasoning and see what Jesus really\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FalseClaimAboutHomosexuality-300x285.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":28097,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-authority-of-the-apostles\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":3},"title":"The Authority of the Apostles (Johnson)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by Mike Johnson Many acknowledge the authority of God and Christ but do not accept or understand the authority of the Apostles. Some people today say we only need the words of Jesus to guide us. Some who take this position place a great deal of emphasis on the red-letter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2754,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/matthew-2819-cannot-refer-to-a-christians-baptism-because-it-was-given-in-the-wrong-place-and-at-the-wrong-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":4},"title":"Matthew 28:19 cannot refer to a Christian’s baptism because it was given in the wrong place and at the wrong time.","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Here is my proof for not baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Isaiah 2: 2-3, The word of the Lord that goeth forth from Jerusalem will build the house of the God of Jacob. I do not find Galilee as the city chosen of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":53559,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/context\/","url_meta":{"origin":53437,"position":5},"title":"Context","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Terry Wane Benton The apostles of Jesus were the eyewitnesses and we are the jurors. Promises made to the apostles in John 13-17 are not made to all of us. The context is about a long discussion Jesus had with His twelve witnesses. Jesus said to them \"And you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}