The Bias Test

5. Were the gospel writers biased to the point of not being trusted?

The primary argument that Lee Strobel's expert uses to pass this test is his personal opinion that because the writers of the gospels loved Jesus they were prompted to record his life with great integrity. This is conjecture, and isn't backed up with evidence. You can look at the writings about Jesus and conclude that the writers loved Jesus, with some degree of certainty. However, it is not certain that accuracy was within their ability. Also, while it is certainly possible that their love lead them to do the best they could, in modern times we see the opposite often happen. After all, isn't one of the hallmarks of small religious sects is that their members do not question dogma and tradition enough? However, in my opinion, we really can't say one way or another.