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Originally Posted by TK Burk
Buckle your seats belts for this one. The words in John 3:16 are not Jesus' but John's. John's gospel is written as an explanation of what Jesus said and did. Therefore, John includes many explanations. The words in 3:16 are one such case. That verse is John's explanation of what Jesus did to fulfill what He had said in the previous verses. If a person reads this chapter with an open mind, and without seeing the red letters, then this becomes easily seen. Unfortunately the red letter Bible completely changes the meaning of this.
A few other examples of John's explanations are: John 1:14, John 1:38, John 4:2, John 4:54, John 20:16.
What must be remembered is that the red letters were added by man according to their opinion. John 3:16 is one of the reasons why I do not like red letter Bibles. |
After reading and re-reading that chapter this morning, St.
John 3:15 really stood out to me as another example of the Oneness of GOD.
With Jesus speaking, referring to the Son of Man being in Heaven, but Jesus (the Son of Man) is on the earth telling this to Nicodemus as He tells him of the Divine location of the Son of Man, lights were flashing and bells were ringing as I had completely missed this verse and the ramifications before.
So Tk Burk, Praxeas:
Who backs up your line of thinking concerning this?
To hear and read that Mt 28:19 was mistranslated or even changed, with supporting documentation, solidifies my already solid conviction of baptism in Jesus Name.
Maybe this knowledge will make solid other truths of God's Word that has been passed down to me-- WITHOUT having earthly resources to back up their Divinely-revealed truths.
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