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NASB | John 14:28 "You heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:28 "You heard Me tell you, 'I am going away, and I am coming back to you.' If you [really] loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going [back] to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
Subject: Father greater than Jesus |
Bible Note: Greetings Babbler! Thanks for the response my friend! Allow me to briefly touch upon the 'unity of nature' question. If Jesus were simply saying in John 10:30 that He and the Father were one in purpose, why would the Jews respond by wanting to stone Him? To me, it is obvious that Jesus was making more than a claim to common goals and that His claim was so shocking that the crowd wanted to kill Him for it. What was the claim? I believe that it included a 'unity of nature' with God the Father. As far as John 8:17 goes, there is nothing in the text excluding the Holy Spirit. Jesus is simply making the point that two witnesses are considered valid. He does not say that there can't be three witnesses. :-) Finally, I don't consider the Holy Spirit an 'it'. I have posted before on what Scripture has to say about the Holy Spirit if you would care to search for those posts. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |