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NASB | John 6:29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:29 Jesus answered, "This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One whom He has sent." |
Subject: Our authority in His name? |
Bible Note: BradK Thanks for your reply to my query. Sorry for my delay as I have been so busy this last few days. I will say that I never thought that you were anything else than sincere and desirous to uphold sound doctrine. I agree with much of your post but not with the following: "He took upon himself limitations of place (space) and of knowledge and of power, though still on earth retaining more of these than any mere man. It is here that men should show restraint and modesty, though it is hard to believe that Jesus limited himself by error of knowledge and certainly not by error of conduct." [A.T Robertson, Word Pictures] I do agree with further statements such as "The words “made Himself nothing” are, literally, “He emptied Himself.” “Emptied,” from the Greek kenoo, points to the divesting of His self-interests, but not of His deity." and "In His incarnation He was fully God and fully man at the same time. He was God manifest in human flesh (John 1:14)." [Bible Knowledge Commentary]. My issue with what is taught at times concerning the Lord Jesus is that human reasoning is put beyond Divine revelation. Consider the following: 1. We acknowledge that the Lord asked questions of men BUT read EVERY chapter in Johns Gospel and note the references in every chapter which reveal the infinite knowledge of the Lord. There were no limitations as to His knowledge. 2. We acknowledge that the Scripture says He was "crucified through weakness" BUT he still managed to "uphold all things by the word of His power" (Hebrews 1). There was no limitation as to His Power. 3. The Lord presently has a "fleshly body" in the sense that it is a body of "flesh and bone" and he sits "on the right hand of the majesty on high" BUT He still promises (as He did upon earth) that "where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matt 18v20). There was no limitations as to his "place". Thus, He is both God and Man - he passed through the experiences true to humanity, but He never relinquished His Deity to do so. This is one of the facts that should draw out worshio from our hearts! J B Watson noted ""How do both deity and humanity dwell in one Person at the same time? How can Christ on the one hand be God and yet be verily man? How did the divine attributes dwell with those that are proper to manhood? How, if He is God and is thus omniscient, does He learn? I do not know. This is a revelation for faith; it is not a subject for prying and investigation. It is one before which we are intended to stand with worshipping hearts and not one into which we are intended to look with our poor cheap microscopes. Nay, here is the revelation - perfect God - perfect Man - one Christ" [J B Watson, Our Matchless Lord p. 22] The same writer noted "The Bible is full of truths which we do not have the intellectual power to reconcile". This is what I believe. Thanks In Him David |