reception are to be based on Stage Three, not on uncertain theories about Stage One. In the wisdom of God we were not given eyewitness notes from Stage One but written Gospels from Stage Three, and those Gospels actually exist while scholarly reconstructions remain theoretical. The Gospels are what was inspired by the Holy Spirit, and Christians believe that the Holy Spirit guided the process of Gospel formation, guaranteeing that the end-product Gospels reflect the truth that God sent Jesus to proclaim.
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