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NASB | Luke 22:42 saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 22:42 saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup [of divine wrath] from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done." |
Subject: Not my will, but Yours be done... |
Bible Note: Hi, Joe, and Merry Christmas; You said 'Oh, I agree that Jesus isn't saying He wouldn't do it; but it seems pretty clear that part of Him wasn't WANTING to do it -- at least not in this way. He prays that, if the Father is willing, the cup would pass from Him. God apparently says, "No."' The essence of obedience is doing what we don't want to do. The doctrine of the Trinity says that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are in some ways distinct while being unified in others. I suppose that Jesus' most distinct attribute is his humanity. Given the Bible's emphasis on Jesus' obedience, perhaps we can conclude that Jesus (fully human and fully God) and the Father (fully God) had "differences of opinion" arising from Jesus' humanity that would never escalate to the level of dispute or outright rebellion. This in turn leads me to speculate that the Holy Spirit is very much like Jesus minus the humanity. This might be supported by Paul's assertion in 1 Cor 2:16 that "we have the mind of Christ". Finally, I might speculate that the divine natures of the three persons of the Trinity are in perfect concert while Jesus' human nature adds a little unique salt to the whole. Just a little thinking at the keyboard as I prepare to celebrate his arrival in human form - a celebration made a little more meaningful to this father of daughters by the presence of my 11-week-old grandson. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |