This will be a con­tro­ver­sial sub­ject, but I think it is vital to deal with it as it has the poten­tial to free up Chris­tians from dan­ger­ous mis­con­cep­tions and practices.

The first pas­sage that may give us impor­tant infor­ma­tion, this time con­cern­ing how the gospels were com­piled is this:

Luke 1:1 Inas­much as many have under­taken to com­pile a nar­ra­tive of the things which have been accom­plished among us, 2 just as they were deliv­ered to us by those who from the begin­ning were eye­wit­nesses and min­is­ters of the word, 3 it seemed good to me also, hav­ing fol­lowed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excel­lent The-oph’ilus, 4 that you may know the truth con­cern­ing the things of which you have been informed. (more…)