REGARDING MARK 10:18
Mark 10:18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. The clear reading of this verse makes it seem like Christ is denying being good. However, the typical Christian response is that Christ isn't actually denying his goodness but making the man, who is asking the question, think about who he's addressing. Here we will disprove this ad hoc explanation. First, we see that the man stops calling Christ good teacher and proceeds to call him teacher: Mark 10:20 - “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” Second, the verse is changed in Matthew. The verse no longer reads "why do you call me good" , but rather "why do you ask me about what is good?" Matthew 19:17 - “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” This shows that the scribes had issues with what was said in Mark and decided to change it. Finally, we...
