The Gospel of Judas?

In light of recent events, it would be good to take a brief look at the Bible, and how the books within it became a part of the Canon. First, the Canon is defined by Grudem as “the list of books that belong in the Bible.” While the media and historians are boasting about the discovery of the gospel of Judas, I want to encourage you about the full Counsel of God that we already have.

As Christians, we believe in the faithfulness of God. Therefore, we must know that the Lord has been faithful in the assimilation and preservation of the Holy Bible. This thought can be found in Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology, which states, “We know that God loves His people, and it is supremely important that God’s people have His own words, for they are our life (Matthew 4:4)….We also know that God our Father is in control of all history, and He is not the kind of Father who will trick us or fail to be faithful to us or keep from us something we absolutely need.”

On the basis of the faithfulness of God, we can know without a doubt that the gospel of Judas is irrelevant to matters of Christian faith and doctrine, and is a means of the enemy to cast doubt. I encourage you with Grudem’s words, “The canon of Scripture today is exactly what God wanted it to be, and it will stay that way until Christ returns.”

If you desire to know more about the process of the canonization of Scripture, buy a copy of Systematic Theology for yourself. Hopefully this blog will encourage you and maybe you can share it with others who are not so sure about the Bible, and the gospel of Judas.