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NASB | John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these things, He raised His eyes to heaven [in prayer] and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify You. |
Subject: Iam having some questions |
Bible Note: Dear MJH, Any given statement may, in and of itself, be a valid one. However, just as the grammatical and historical context of a passage of Scripture is an important ingredient to rendering a sound exegesis, so it is in all textual or verbal interpretation. You see, those principles of interpretation do not stand solely in the arena of Biblical hermeneutics. Thus, when you talk to a Mormon or a Romanist about redemption, you don't evaluate their words in a vacuum. You must understand that they have defined the terms used -- especially the ones we use in common -- in very particular ways. Terms like salvation, grace, faith, etc. have very unique definitions. Given the time and effort, we can uncover how those words differ from Christian orthodoxy. If we were all standing on a street corner conversing, our words, once uttered, might only be retrieved insofar as each hearer had the ability to remember them. In a forum like this one, our words -- for good or ill -- can be reviewed. The context of all we say is readily researched by anyone with the desire to do so. Consequently, given your penchant for Judaising Christian doctrine and practice, it only makes good sense to interpret your statements in that light. Indeed, you rarely venture beyond that single theme. The Scripture warns us to eschew all forms of legalism (and that form of legalism in particular) just as much as it warns us to eschew Antinomianism. In Him, Doc |