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NASB | John 6:56 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:56 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] remains in Me, and I [in the same way remain] in him. |
Bible Question: 2Cor. "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself..." According to Jesus in John 14:10 it was the Father dwelling in him that did the works,so are there two from the godhead manifested in the flesh or the one true God which is a Spirit? |
Bible Answer: Allow me to address both of the Scriptures that you quote. In Cor. 5:19, 'in Christ' cleary refers to the means of reconciliation that God was using, not the location of God physically. Here is the passage in it's context. 1 Cor. 5:18 "All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God." Notice the progression. God works through Christ, then through us to reconcile the world to Himself. Now concerning John 14:10, let's compare it to John 6:56. In John 6:56, Christ says, "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him." The word translated 'remains in' in this verse is the same word translated as 'living in' in John 14:10. Therefore, Christ has the same relationship with those who eat of His flesh and blood as God the Father has with God the Son incarnate. Does this mean that Jesus is literally present in the flesh within believers? Of course not? Neither was God the Father present in the flesh inside the incarnate Christ. Thanks, Tim Moran |