2007-02-08 12:00:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Quite a bit because Johns writings reaffirm Jesus as the true son of God and offer a lot of insight into just how important and timeless he is. Also we would have no insight into the end times.
2007-02-08 12:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently some Christians think that should happen, even though they don't realize it:
When they quote that verse in Revelations that says no one should add or take away from this book...they don't realize that John wrote what is now John 1, 2, & 3 in Ephesus AFTER being released from his exile to Patmos (where he wrote Revelations), so I guess some think those books shouldn't be included or something...
(I realize that sounded a lot ruder than I mean to be, sorry, I just find it ironic).
2007-02-08 20:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, whoever would take John's book out would be in a lot of trouble. In Revelations it says that who ever takes away, changes, or adds to the Bible will have to experience all the plagues that are in The Bible. So it wouldn't be wise to take away from The Bible.
2007-02-08 20:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much. As a matter of fact, the Gospel written by John has no mention of the Last Supper or the Eucharistic institution.
2007-02-08 20:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible would be missing a great portion about Jesus' life and his teachings. That is the cornerstone of Christianity, esp John 3:16.
2007-02-08 20:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. Everything written by John is repeated in other books except maybe some of Revelation and it really isn't fully understood yet. Very few doctrine appear in only one place in the Bible.
2007-02-08 20:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There were good reasons why everything was not accepted to the Bible. John is the apostle of Love. I believe we are here to learn to love one another. : )
2007-02-08 20:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot.
John 3
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
1 John 4
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Revelation 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
2007-02-08 20:05:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take away the two most gnostic gospels and you are left with Buddhist type teachings of Jesus, and then Paul's letters of mysticism, gnostic and pagan spinnings of which came christianity
take out Rev 19 and suddenly the peaceful Jesus who jihads all but the chosen ones is reverted back to social liberal activist who acted on his convictions
2007-02-08 20:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we'd be one gospel short - happens to be a good one...three personal letters short...and we'd lose a lot of explanation of the end of days...and we'd not know about the Milennial Kingdom.
2007-02-08 20:06:51 · answer #10 · answered by κερυξω 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋