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NASB | John 5:19 ¶ Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:19 ¶ So Jesus answered them by saying, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself [of His own accord], unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever things the Father does, the Son [in His turn] also does in the same way. |
Subject: First Century Second Coming? |
Bible Note: Hi Angel. I am not suggesting or implying complacency. If Christ already came, I'm living my life accordingly as it befits a Christian living in the Kingdom of Christ. If He has not come, I am ready for his arrival. Whether or not I look up at the sky when he appears in the clouds is not relevent. He will not leave me behind because I was taking a nap. Point of fact, if He came back right now, he would find me typing to you, exploring and discussion a topic of His word. He would find two open Bibles, and several other books of reference and study ready at hand. If Christianity suddenly became illegal, I would be convicted on all counts, and there is so much evidence of my faith in my house that I could not possibly dispose of or hide it all. What you consider clear cut scripture requires a distortion of the scriptures to explain why Jesus did not return in the lifetime of the Apostles when He stated clearly that He would. Preterists have to distort the scriptures to explain why there is no physical evidence of the return. The internal evidence of the Bible does not lean towards a "two-thousand-year-later" return. It leans towards an immediate return. But a lack of apparent happening causes us to reevaluate what is written plainly. So again, I would recommend that you educate yourself a little bit on the preterist point of view. There is a lot of evidence to that position, and while I have not made a decision on my personal position, I find that the preterist scholars make a lot of valid, competent, and credible arguments. Please don't think less of me for choosing not to stand on one or the other without sufficient evidence for either. You seem to believe that what you interpret as the only way to see the scriptures is absolute. You are not the only person being guided by the Holy Spirit. I myself have prayed on this subject in order to understand it better. I'm sure the scholars that write books towards a preterist point of view have prayed too. Now, I am not a Jehovah's Witness, so I don't think that need be brought into this. The only disagreement you and I have is that I choose to remain undecided regarding the apocalypse without solid proof one way or another since both arguments are credible. Let's let our disagreement stay there and agree to disagree. I don't want to be at strife with you. I just want to exercise my right to not make a decision on this particular matter. Upon all other matters related to the Bible, my doctrine is quite firmly rooted in conviction. First and foremost being that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God in the flesh, that he was born of a virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried, and on the third day rose again from the dead, and that he is ascended to heaven and seated at the right hand of power. Thank for some good discussion, Xerxes |