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NASB | John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:58 Jesus replied, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am." [Ex 3:14] |
Subject: Is Jehovah lying? |
Bible Note: John 10:32, "Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the (Father); for which of them are you stoning *Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a Man, make Yourself/ out to be God."" Note Jesus says his good works are "from the Father." This Father is Jesus' God. (John 20:17) It is the faithless Jews that falsely accuse Jesus of making himself "God," or perhaps "a god." The latter appears more accurate since the definite article is lacking. As for 'making man in our image," no argument here. After his own creation, Jesus participated in the creation of every other thing, visible and invisible, according to the original Greek. I had a man tell me just a week ago that unless I believe that Jesus is God, second person of the trinity, I will not be saved. I said if he showed me this from the Bible he would have my rapt attention. His effort to save me ended there. I see that we must ackowledge Jesus is the son of God, that he is the Christ and came in the flesh. I see the importance of knowing the Father and the Son. To say two persons are one God was not going to fly, but the platonic notion of a triune God, having its roots in many pagan religions, now there's a number that people could swallow. I find reading the history of the trinity most enlightening, but do not recommend such reading for the faint of heart. For the rest, any high-quality encyclopedia will do. |