Did The Church BAN These Gospels from the Bible?! | Live Free with Josh Howerton

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What if some of the “lost” or “banned” gospels actually tell us more about the real Jesus than the Bible does? It’s a claim that continues to resurface—and a recent viral conversation on The Joe Rogan Experience brought it back into the spotlight. In this bonus episode of LIVE FREE, Pastors Carlos and Paul react to claims about the Gnostic Gospels and examine the historical evidence behind Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Were books about Jesus intentionally suppressed by the Church? Were the Gnostic Gospels actually written first? And can we trust the New Testament to give us an accurate picture of the historical Jesus? Along the way, they also discuss why Christians should pursue truth without becoming hostile toward people asking sincere questions—and why getting Jesus right matters. In this episode: • What the Gnostic Gospels actually are • Why they were rejected by the early Church • When the biblical Gospels were written compared to the Gnostic texts • The evidence supporting Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John • Why the full character of Jesus matters • How to respond when popular voices make questionable claims about Christianity • Why the real Jesus continues to transform lives 2,000 years later If you’ve ever wondered whether books were removed from the Bible, whether the Church hid alternative accounts of Jesus, or how confident we can be in the Gospels, this conversation is for you. Stand firm. Think biblically. Live free. 🧢 Want a Live Free hat of your own? Visit LiveFree.shop 📲 Looking to grow deeper in your faith? Check out the Lakepointe App to access our Discipleship Guide, daily Bible reading plan, and more. Text APP to 20411 to download 00:00:00 - Coming Up... 00:00:11 - Bonus: Reacting to Joe Rogan & the Gnostic Gospels 00:04:21 - Did the Church Hide Books from the Bible? 00:06:38 - Positive World, Neutral World & Negative World Explained 00:11:28 - Was Jesus Really a Nice Guy? The Full Character of Jesus 00:20:23 - What Are the Gnostic Gospels & Where Did They Come From? 00:24:19 - The "Lost Gospels" Were Never Lost: Setting the Record Straight 00:26:29 - How Gnosticism Shows Up in Modern Gender Ideology 00:28:39 - Joe Eszterhas Got the Timeline Completely Backwards 00:31:13 - Reading the Gnostic Gospels Out Loud: Judge for Yourself 00:35:05 - Three Criteria That Prove Matthew, Mark, Luke & John Are Reliable 00:40:08 - External & Internal Evidence for the New Testament Gospels 00:46:38 - Did Matthew, Mark, Luke & John Actually Write the Gospels? 00:53:56 - The Jesus Seminar: Debunked 01:02:29 - How Jesus Changed the World: Carlos's Closing Argument 01:05:41 - Closing Prayer #livefreepodcast #lakepointechurch #joshhowerton #podcast #christian #bible #reaction #gnosticism #jesus

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