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NASB | John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS [human judges representing God, not divine beings]'? [Ps 82:6] |
Bible Question:
Can anyone explain this? I saw the first part of this in Psalm 82:6 Jesus answered: Is it not written in your Law: I said, you are gods? So the Law uses the word gods of those to whom the word for God was addressed, and scripture cannot be rejected. John 8:34 |
Bible Answer: I had that question myself as I was confused by this for a time, not so long ago. ,The confusion cleared up after I recognized that the difference was between the upper-case G, and the lower case g. I turned to Webster's Dictionary that defined the upper-case G thusly: 1 capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe. When Jesus called those 'gods' in the NT he was definitely not referring to human Gods, because they were neither omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent, as God possesses all three of these attributes. The following definitions are more apt to describe the gods that are referred to in Jhn 10:34, as Jesus was quoting from the Old Testament, namely, Psa 82:6, "I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High." 2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality 3 : a person or thing of supreme value 4 : a powerful ruler #2 to me would explain the nature of the ancient gods, such as Thor, god of thunder. #3 would explain an idol, such as a golden calf, being supposedly more valuable than the gold it was made out of. #4 would explain the god in the scriptures we are concerned with. This is because God would give attributes to the kings and judges that would be necessary for them to rule over such a great multitude of people, such as the wisdom of Solomon. There have been cults that take this verse out of context, and even a Bible-study group teacher that wrongly answered a question, agreeing with a student and said "yes, we are all gods." That statement split the group in two, and shows exactly why this forum and ones such as this are so valuable, as they teach and admonish, while enabling us to not be ashamed, correctly handling the Word of truth. God bless you for your question, and may He also bless the operators of this forum for all they do. Tim |
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