Subject: Hebrews 6:6 explained |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, Please permit me one final post. You wrote "Concerning John 12:32, there simply isn't anything in the verse to justify making 'all' mean'all kinds of people'." The following is why I disagree. John 12:20 "Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast; these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip *came and *told Andrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus. And Jesus *answered them, saying, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified." This leads us to Jesus' words in John 12:32 "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." I believe the context leads us to the logical conclusion that "all men" refers to Gentiles as well as Jews. If your interpretation is correct then Verse 32 would have to mean every single individual man would be drawn to the cross! Surely that is not what the Bible teaches. The apostle Paul told us that the cross was foolishness to the Gentiles and a stumbling block to the Jews. Your Brother, John |