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NASB | John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:24 "That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins." [Ex 3:14; Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8] |
Bible Question:
Hey DPMartin, I loved your last response to the requirement of belief needed for salvation when I asked if one needs to believe in a Binity in order to be saved. Can you give your interpretation of John 8:24 then. Is Jesus claiming to be yahweh? If you believe He is then you have to believe in some aspect of the Trinity unless you will "die in your sins". I'm curious to know what's your interpretation. It sure doesn't seem to me that this "I AM" statement is a Divine title because the circumstantial evidence is the Jews asking him, "who are you" in verse 25. I'm curious of your interpretation to this verse. |
Bible Answer: Andy I don’t have an interpretation of, or interpret scripture. The interpretation if you will is Jesus Christ, He is correct, I am incorrect, He is the interpretation and fulfillment of scripture, not something I think. Remember when Jesus appeared to those guys walking alone a road after He was resurrected, and they said there hearts burned when Jesus was showing them the things He fulfilled in the scriptures. So it is. If you take note that the woman that was accused and the Lord said “ He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” that they called Him Master, and she called Him Lord. It is the acknowledgment, that shows belief. In the context of, “for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” is simple. With out the Lord coming from where He came from to save us from were we are, we would remain were we are as in the world made from the earth as He said we are from below and He is from above, Heaven is above earth. We were born into the place of sin (the world, condemnation) . These might help: Jn:3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Jn:3:18: He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Jn:3:19: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Jn:5:24: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Therefore it is the belief that the Lord God sees, “witnesses “. Going to a church and bowing and calling the Lord, Lord ain’t going to get it, because it is the truth of what is in a man’s heart is what the Lord God sees. What is done in the Presence of God is what is important, not what is done in the presence of men. Of corse I am sure you know that already. Thanks |