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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
Subject: What about this 144,000? |
Bible Note: Hi Val: Go back to the verse you use for your reasoning, then READ the Whole Chapter in Context. You will then plainly see, Paul was preaching first to the Jews of Thessalonica. They weren't some cult, having beliefs on the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. They just didn't believe, because they were Jews, they got mad, so leaving Paul went to Berea, there he did the same, went to the synagogue, preaching to the Jews, "they listened." Now we come to your verse. 11) These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. As you can see, he was speaking about the Jews of Berea. They were searching the scriptures, because the Jews were looking for their Messiah! They wanted to find out, if what Paul was saying could be true. The Jews of Thessalonica came to Berea, there they caused civil unrest, so Paul went to Athens. Paul again goes to the synagogue, preaching to the Jews, then preaches in the market, where philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, listened to him. He preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. Then from MARS HILL Paul gives a brilliant oration. Was it because he had studied (their beliefs), proving to them, that their beliefs were all wrong? Or was it because, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, that dwells inside of each believer. Be Blessed Matt. |