The red-lettered viewpoint is based on the premise that “the very words” of Jesus (printed in red) in the Gospels are somehow more authoritative than the rest of the New Testament is. The assertion is that all of the words in the New Testament are important, but preeminence should be given to “the very words” of Jesus.
Uuhhhh...yeah. Opinions and words of other mortal men of the times are fine for the purpose of insight, but only the words of God ARE the word of God.
So if we’re gonna take “the very words” of Jesus as authoritative, should we take the Epistles…which are textual fulfillment of Jesus’ promise in John’s Gospel (ch. 16)…as unrestricted revelation from Him (Jesus), unlike the restricted revelation of the disciple’s pre-Pentecost spiritual limitations…?
