Proof that the gospels are accurate

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Enoch111

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What proof/evidence is there that gospels are accurate reports of what jesus said and did
The fact that the Gospels are within the Holy Bible and are regarded as divine revelation is sufficient proof.
 

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Look i dont remember exactly why does it matter?

Yes, but don't worry about it. Maybe someone else will respond who doesn't care about all that.
Not a big deal. This is a subject that doesn't really concern me all that much anyway.

Have a good one.
 

Enoch111

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Thats a load of crap and you know it
No it is not, and I do not know it. You have two options in life:

1. Believe that the Bible is the Word of God, that Jesus Christ died for your sins, and then repent and be converted by believing on Him and receiving Him as Lord and Savior.

2. Reject the Bible as the Word of God and Jesus as the Savior of the world, and face the consequences.

God COMMANDS you to repent and to believe. But He will not compel you.
 

Enoch111

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I keep hearing that the gospel are accurate portrayals of jesus, now im asking for evidence
When you are staring at the evidence and you call it "a load of crap" then you will not receive any other evidence. You stand self-condemned.
 

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What proof/evidence is there that gospels are accurate reports of what jesus said and did
The proof is that which God wrote in my heart. But I know that you cannot see or read it because you remain blind. You ask for proof but that is like the sign that the Jewish leadership asked of Jesus. He replied:

"...An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Matt 12:39-40


Go back to the beginning and if you are really wanting receive the truth you will receive it, but if you have only your own selfish motives in mind, you will receive nothing at all.
 

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OP, Google is your friend in this case. There are certainly non-Christian historical sources that validate various aspects of the Gospel. I found these rather quickly. If you're truly looking for answers, you can start there instead of demanding that others do your research for you.
 

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What proof/evidence is there that gospels are accurate reports of what jesus said and did

I think one would be better off starting with the writers themselves as well as the time period in which they were written which was quite a while after the fact.

The fact is that they originated and developed within the Jewish synagogues in which the church was growing. This is evident in the he Acts of the Apostles.

Some of the most recent scholarship, and by recent I mean within the last few hundred years, suggests quite strongly that the gospels were originally developed along with the church as part of the Jewish liturgical calendar. In other words, it was the church's contribution to the liturgy.

Why do scholars believe this? Because if we look at the Jewish liturgical calendar, the order in which each of the readings is placed, coincides with a corresponding story or set of stories in the gospel narratives. This is more than just a coincidence.

When the stories are seen corresponding to the same readings in the Jewish liturgy throughout the whole year, one begins to see that they're not historical narratives at all, but liturgical narratives.

This is not to say that Jesus didn't exist, or that he never said any of these things, but to point out the fact that their primary purpose was as part of their liturgy, not some historical account.

From a historian's perspective they reveal much more about the church at that time than Jesus himself. This isn't to say that the gospel message was any different, just that the truth is what sets one free, not history.
 

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This is not to say that Jesus didn't exist, or that he never said any of these things, but to point out the fact that their primary purpose was as part of their liturgy, not some historical account.
You come on to this site, post a bunch of nonsense, and expect people to believe that you are not trolling?

You are now denying the historicity of the Gospels and connecting them to some IMAGINARY JEWISH LITURGY when Christ was not even being discussed in Jewish synagogues.
 

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What proof/evidence is there that gospels are accurate reports of what jesus said and did

What evidence will you accept?
There are the conclusions of an experienced coldcase detective at 'coldcasechristianity' where you can read about how he used his detective skills and technics to examine the gospels.
His conculsion is that they are relaible, accurate statements of what happened. So much so that he became a Christian.
or you can try the william lane craigs logical examination of Christianity at his reasonablefaith site.

If its historical facts you want look up Sir William Mitchell Ramsay who dug up much of the middle east. His conculsion after a life time of investigation was 'Luke was a historian of the first order, always accurate.'

Or you could look into Dr Garry Habermus @ Dr. Gary R. Habermas - Online Resource for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ for what he has discovered about the accuracy of the gospels.
or there is this site:- Ehrman Project
There leading scholars debate ehrman about his doubts about the accuracy of the bible etc.

The evidence that the bible is what it claims to be, the word of God is out there.
Will you read/listen to the evidence?
Will you believe it?