What did Jesus say about HIMSELF?
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What did Jesus say about HIMSELF?
Jesus said he is from above and not of this world...
John 8:23
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. ~KJV
And yes, Jesus is God in the flesh...
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ~KJV
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. ~KJV
People have a mind to trust In what they can perceive with one or more of their 5 senses rather than believe without seeing.
John 20:26-29
King James Version
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
Well, if we DID just that, as indeed it is one of the FIRST responsibilities of a Christian, we wouldn't have any preconceived ideas!
Simples!
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That what John say about him; we are focusing of JESUS!
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Thomas words are taken out of context with what Christ taught him.
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That is what JOHN said about him- and its taken of of context.
The first words Jesus said about HIMSELF . were, according the the book of John,
John 1:51- Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Hmmm! It doesn't say MY angels....
John 1:51- Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Hmmm! It doesn't say MY angels....
In the Temple-
John 2:16- And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade."
Hmmm! He didn't say MY house...
John 2:16- And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade."
Hmmm! He didn't say MY house...
John 3:13- No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man.
He confirmed that his life originated in Heaven! (And that people haven't gone there at 'death')
He confirmed that his life originated in Heaven! (And that people haven't gone there at 'death')
Well get there on what Jesus TAUGHT about himself, as we go along thru the book of John. Following?
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3&version=RSV
John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
17- For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
WHO sent him?
John 5:19- Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the son does likewise.
20- For the Father loves the son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel.
21- For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the son gives life to whom he will.
22- The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the son,
23- that all may honor the son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the son does not honor the Father who sent him.
24- Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
25- Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the son of God, and those who hear will live.
26- For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the son also to have life in himself,
27- and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the son of man.
28- Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29- and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Did Jesus HAVE all this authority, or-----?
20- For the Father loves the son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel.
21- For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the son gives life to whom he will.
22- The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the son,
23- that all may honor the son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the son does not honor the Father who sent him.
24- Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
25- Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the son of God, and those who hear will live.
26- For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the son also to have life in himself,
27- and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the son of man.
28- Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29- and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Did Jesus HAVE all this authority, or-----?
John 5:30- I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of Him who sent me.
Does that sound like he is saying he's GOD?
Does that sound like he is saying he's GOD?
John 5:37- And the Father who sent me has Himself borne witness to me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen!
But thousands saw Jesus...
But thousands saw Jesus...