Comments on the Seminar

The class project made me think about the difficulty there must have been for the original authors of the Gospels. I fully believe that what they wrote was inspired, but the pressure they probably put on themselves to make sure that the information was accurate and exactly what God wanted had to have been intense. The text may be inspired, but the writers of the text where human and we can relate to the emotions that human beings go through when they are under pressure to perform in an area of such great importance. The reason I mention these things, is because I think we all had an opportunity to experience the same pressure during the project.

In the above mentioned paragraph, I mentioned pressure several times. The pressure I am referring to are the following. I experienced the pressure of writing down an accurate text. It is easier to verbally tell someone a story and for them to get the general idea, but when you try to put the story on paper the wording becomes crucial. I realized very quickly the other night that I did not know the stories in scripture as well as I thought I did. The fear I had of putting the stories accurately on paper were because the effectiveness could be lost or if someone recognized the story as being inaccurate they would discredit the whole thing. When it comes to God's word, it is not just about telling a great story, it is about getting a great and sincere response. The pressure of not telling someone what God had intended for them to hear is a heavy burden that I have come to the conclusion, I do not want to bear. To sum my comments up, I learned more about what I need to learn as usual.