Subject: Hebrews 6:6 explained |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, John 6:70...Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?"... Jesus is addresing the fact that He chose the 12 apostles. John 13:18..."I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.'... Jesus here speaks to the 12 apostles but says that not all of them are chosen by Him! I can not help but notice that in John 13:18, Jesus gives the OT Scripture that answers the question regarding what scriptue He referred to In John 17:12. Therefore, unless we be found guilty of claiming a contradiction, we must look to verses that more clearly speak to the subject of Judas's election. We have already are involved in He 6:6, which led us to John 17:12 and I believe we are at an impasse there. Let me address Matt 23 in my repy to your 2nd post. Soli Deo Gloria, John |