community that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to Peter, “He will not die,” but, “Suppose I want him to remain until
I come back, what concern is that of yours?” It is this disciple who testifies about the things and has written these things down, and we know
that his testimony is true. But Jesus did many other things; if all were written down, I think the world itself could not contain the books
that should be written.
Reflection:
We are now at the conclusion of John’s book. The author clearly
affirms three things, that is, Peter is the acknowledged leader of the group.
Secondly the myth that he, the beloved disciple will not die until the
Lord comes again in His glory, is well, nothing but a myth. And thirdly,
there are many things not written in the New Testament. Where did these
unwritten truths from the Lord go? They continue as the living tradition of
the Church. That is why new found sects have it wrong. They argue from the
bible as if everything Jesus did and preach are written there. Since they
cannot access the tradition of the Church without going back to the Universal
Catholic Church, they downplay this truth. They cover it with their invented
never ending attacks that have been brilliantly defended since the middle ages.
Let it be firmly set in our minds that not all things that Jesus said and
done is written in the bible. We have access to them in the tradition of the
Church handed down through the years.
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