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1 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Ray | 129621 | ||
Hi Hank, The occasion that came to my mind is found in John 6:15. John 6:16, NASB, "Jesus therefore perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone." John 6:15, NKJ, "Therefore when jesus perceived tat they were about to come nd take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone." In this thread I have noted that members write about making God King and/or king in our lives. On the cross was posted, "King [sic] of the Jews". Here in John 6:15 the people were taking Him "by force" to make Him (k)King. How about us? Are we going to make Him King of our lives? This is an important pronoun of Deity. It is a thing (pronoun) to consider carefully, pragmatically. Greek: [pragmatikos - pragma, business, orig. a thing done - prassein, to do] I see two options in interpretting John 6:15 depending I would suppose on how you view the intentions of the people. With five pronouns for both options: John 6:15, "Jesus therefore perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him King*, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone." John 6:15, NKJ, "Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone." My personal choice would be the NKJ for this verse. I think they were wanting to make Him king. But it remains the truth, that He is the King. From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Hank | 129628 | ||
Hello, Ray. From the concluding words of your post: "I think they were wanting to make Him king. But it remains the truth, that He is the King." My point exactly. The kind of king and kingdom the Jews envisaged for Jesus was earthly and political, quite different from what Jesus had in mind when he said, "My kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36). No man can "make" Christ King any more than they can "make" Him God. In Mark 15:2 Pilate questions Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" and Jesus answers, "It is as you say." The Jews who had wanted to "make" Jesus King by force now wanted to crucify Him. But Jesus remained King still. Whether the Jews wanted to "make" Him King or crucify him made no difference at all in His kingship. Nor does it now. The world may reject Him, curse Him, deny Him, or treat Him as a charlatan and imposter -- or they may acknowledge Him as Savior and King. Whether He is rejected by man or acknowledge and confessed as (not "made") King does not alter the fact of who He is. God did not send His one and only Son into the world in the hope that man would "make" him a king. He is King. He is Lord. The time will come when every man, regardless of what he thinks of Christ, will bow his knee and confess with his tongue that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (cf. Philippians 2:10,11). --Hank | ||||||
3 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Ray | 129685 | ||
Amen Hank...Ray | ||||||