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1 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | fellow worker | 145266 | ||
Shouldn't verse 33 say "make yourself a god" based on Jesus own reply in verse 34? Didn't the apostle Paul say "there are many gods"? I know you mean well, but I'll stick with Jesus and Paul on this one. |
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2 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | Ray | 145270 | ||
Hi fellow worker, Here is my interpretation of John 10:33,34 for what it is worth. It is a combination of the NKJ and the NASB which capitalize nouns and pronouns of Deity. John 10:33, "The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God." 34 Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?'" 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came..." The writer of Psalms 82:6 said on his part that they are gods and are sons of the Most High. Jesus on His part said that He is the Son of God. You see Jesus as a mere man. You need to believe in the Son of Man who was worshiped in John 9:38. You need to know that He is who He said He was. John 9:33, NKJ, "If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing." From the heart, Ray |
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3 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | fellow worker | 145327 | ||
Ray: BeDuhn did not compare the NKJ for the following reason: "Whoever did this cleanup work on the KJV brought little new scholarship to their work, and rather completely ignored all of the advances in textual and linguistic knowledge achieved in the 450 years between the KJV and the NKJB. Most astonishingly, the NKJB uses the same text base as the KJV, which is different in nearly 6,000 places from modern critical texts of the NT, and in some passages has no basis in Greek manuscripts at all." (Someone said the NW is just a cleaned up KJ - yah right!) As regards John 9:38, he has a whole chapter on the Greek "proskuneo" called Bowing To Bias. Again, the NW "receive(s) the highest marks for accuracy, while the others show a tendency to lapse into interpretive judgments guided by their theological biases." Did you notice that John 9:33 says Jesus is "from God"? This is the consistent distinction throughout the entire Bible - Jesus and God. We should listen to the blind man and learn that Jesus could do nothing if not for God. Do you imagine that this means I do not view him as Lord? As my high priest and mediator before God? Or that I esteem his ransom as of ordinary value? Or perhaps that I don't see him as a mighty warrior King about to end the suffering of the oppressed and downtrodden by annihilating the wicked? He personally cleansed the heavens of powerful wicked spirits and now provides a spiritual paradise as congregation head for those who worship the Father in spirit and truth. Exercising faith in Jesus means being obedient to him. (John 3:16,36) We can talk doctrine all day, "all the same, wisdom is proved righteous by its works." The true Christian way is exalted in these! Don't get me wrong, "faith follows the things heard," but it doesn't have to be like looking for a needle in a haystack for the truth - look at the fruits. (Rom 10:17;Matt 7:16) Best wishes, Ben |
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4 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | Ray | 145391 | ||
Hi fellow worker, You suggest that we listen to the blind man. How do you interpret John 9:33? John 9:33, NKJ, "If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing." John 9:33, NASB, "If this man were not from God, He could do nothing." Is Jesus a Man or a man? Is Jesus a sinner? What did the blind man say? John 9:16, "...How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them. 17 They said therefore to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?..." From the heart, Ray |
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5 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | fellow worker | 145431 | ||
Don't quite get your point. Many "sinners" performed signs. Were they God? This blind man knew Jesus was from God - that his authority and power were from God. That he was born sinless and remained such is indisputable. That he had a prehuman existence and ascended back to heaven to approach God with the merits of his sacrificial life and blood is irrefutable. I'm assuming you believe this as well. You'll need to speak more plainly. |
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6 | fellow worker: Jehovah's Witness? | John 8:58 | Hank | 145447 | ||
fellow worker ::: You may not "quite" get Ray's point, but you can't miss mine: Are you a Jehovah's Witness? --Hank | ||||||
7 | fellow worker: Jehovah's Witness? | John 8:58 | silvanus | 147477 | ||
I am a witness for Jehovah. However, I am not a "Jehovah's Witness" in the sense of the group known by that name. Have a good day, Silvanus | ||||||