Has the Bible Changed?
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Sometimes people ask, "Doesn’t the fact that there are four different gospels prove that the New Testament has been changed?" The simple answer is no. But the question itself reveals that there is a misunderstanding about how God reveals scripture. Many people think that God only provides holy books by dictating exactly what He wants to say through an angel to a prophet, who then writes those exact words down. However in both the
Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the only words written by God are the Ten Commandments. In the rest of the Bible God communicated truth to the prophets in dreams, visions, and by verbal communication. Then those prophets wrote those truths in their own words according to their own educational and writing ability. Thus God's perfect, absolute truth was communicated in the imperfect language of men.
Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the only words written by God are the Ten Commandments. In the rest of the Bible God communicated truth to the prophets in dreams, visions, and by verbal communication. Then those prophets wrote those truths in their own words according to their own educational and writing ability. Thus God's perfect, absolute truth was communicated in the imperfect language of men.