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NASB | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
Subject: Meaning of John 3 verse 8? |
Bible Note: This is rather disturbing, and please, excuse my frankness. “the Kings child†posed a question: “I can understand everything Jesus is talking about in John 3 except when it gets to verse 8. What does verse 8 mean about the wind?†Specifically the question is what is to be made of the reference to “the wind†in John 3:8. The questioner had already stated that they understood the chapter in its entirety except for that one specific reference within one verse. I looked at the responses given and in my assessment, and the key there is “myâ€, I didn’t see where they had been given an answer that would have been easily understood. So I took it upon myself to try and accommodate them in a manner that would answer the original question. I wasn’t implying that any answers were wrong. I simply looked at the answers given, asked myself, if I had asked the question, would those answers have satisfied me. My answer was no, thus my post. C.S.M.: I truly don’t see how you came to the conclusion the Doc’s answer was denominationally biased. I didn’t get that. As a matter of fact, I think my answer supported what Doc stated. I also did not disagree with your answer. You aptly pointed out that the reference was to the Holy Spirit but I think you may have flooded “the Kings child†with a bunch more Scripture that didn’t necessarily point out the role of the Spirit in regeneration, which is what our Lord was specifically attempting to convey to Nicodemus. Furthermore, I surely was not implying that I came to that conclusion on my own. I added commentary from Matthew Henry that I thought did a very good job explaining the reference to the wind. So the reference to my “frankness†is that it is disturbing to me to see our collective witness damaged by disagreements that really, in essence, aren’t disagreements. I’m positive that not one person participating in this forum knows it all. But I am confident that there are many learned individuals who have plenty to offer. I hope that when all is said and done I am one of those who have positively influenced someone in some manner. I think we bicker about the non-essentials and someone new to the forum, who presents what should be a rather simple question, is witness to that, and can very easily come to the conclusion and the false assumption that a proper response has not been rendered. I surely see it, that all of the answers that were given, in aggregate, should give “the Kings child†a satisfactory answer, or at least I hope they do, but… I fail to see where the disagreement was actually rooted. Seems like all of the responses supported the others in some way. Just my thoughts. WOS |
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