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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] |
Subject: Interpret John 8:24 |
Bible Note: I am not the Tim you refer to, but Tim McCully. I therefore haven't read the posts you refer to. The gospel I believe is that one must accept our own undeserving character, the full power of Jesus as God, that He gave his life to save us. One also cannot disrepect that Jesus was truly resurrected in body alive today. That combination is crucial because only God's complete power could make a sacrifice pure and powerful enough to erase our failures and qualify us to be with Him. That combination is needed because God's righteousness is perfect. That He was bodily resurrected is His demonstration of that same power. I would dispute anyone who claimed that anything more detailed is expected from Scripture. Believing and understanding are indeed distinct things. Earnest belief that Jesus is God, not inferior to any other being is required. Understanding the mysteries of God in detail is not. Try taking Proverbs 8 literally. It teaches that Wisdom in person was the architect of creation alongside Jehovah, and seeking Wisdom in person within God's Words is the only way to gain true eternal life. This also means understanding is very important because that is the purpose of Wisdom. Notice the wonderful things God's words provide in Genesis One after that awful chaos of that first dark night. That God's Words are so powerfully good means His spoken words in Genesis One are living Wisdom. "I am" is who Jesus claims to be. One cannot doubt the ultimate power of Jesus as God, without also doubting the necessity of the full power of God's pure sacrifice for our salvation. It is the only important reason to actually love God. One of my favorite "I am" quotes is in John 18:6, which has the word "he" added to the inspired words. When the mob came to arrest Jesus, He asked twice "whom do you seek?". They said Jesus. In Jesus' second response the word "he" is added to verse six. It is in italics on BibleGateway.com for the NASB. 5 They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. 6 So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. In the inspired words "I am" is His response in verse 6. That they fell to the ground on their faces then was a clear demonstration of what "I am" means coming from the only Messiah. Keep seeking! Tim McCully |