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NASB | John 3:14 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:14 "Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], [Num 21:9] |
Subject: Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus |
Bible Note: Well, Brother Hank, if you ask what 2 plus 2 is enough times, or loudly enough, some folks think they will get some other answer than 4. Theology is a pretty precise science, so when someone asks the exact same thing that Ocelot said in #173868, it shouldn't surprise us if the same answer pops out. Hank, the prophet Ezekiel didn't have a single convert. You can't count the results of holding fast to God's Word by the lack of fruits. Surely a study of Scripture has taught us the futility of measuring things in such naturally human ways. No, we hold fast because we are commanded to do so! Furthermore, Hank, you shouldn't come down so hard on the Arminians for asking those kinds of questions. That is pretty standard fare for them. It's drilled in from the earliest days of Vacation Bible School. Finally, John 3:16 needs parsing because it is capable of being parsed. The necessity of rightly dividing the Scripture built right down deep into the very core of what sola Scriptura means. It drips forth from the doctrine of the verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture. We should never, ever, fear to dig as deeply as possible into every nook and cranny of the Word. In the end, what we find is that it is even more precious than we thought when we only read it in a superficial way. Ergo: Ask me the same question ten times in a row, I'll answer it the same way each time. Peter said to always be ready with an answer to every man that asks you for a reason of the hope in me. (1) He does not advocate a different answer every time, and (2) they are asking for a reason of the hope in me. My sovereign God is the reason for my hope! Thanks for some interesting comments. In Him, Doc |