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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Jesus was talking to two different audiences, so both verses must be read in the context of who He was speaking to.
John 5:18-19 shows that Jesus was addressing the Jews, who were trying to kill him. ...
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Is John 5:1-17 a good example of Jesus healing a man with no faith?
If I understand the OP's question correctly, it is essentially asking if Jesus' miracles were to either:
strengthen an existing faith, or
plant/initiate faith in a person
The short answer is that we ...
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Is John 5:1-17 a good example of Jesus healing a man with no faith?
Jesus has the authority to heal anyone, regardless of their faith. In John 5:1-17, Jesus healed a man who had been disable for 38 years, which was a time too long for anyone to believe he could be ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
The simple answer is that in the gospel of John, who typically contrasts the spiritual with the physical, to see the Father by seeing the Son is as regards the uniquely Divine character, attributes, ...
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
Careful hermeneutics requires considering and analyzing a section of the biblical text in context from several perspectives.
Here, John the Revelator has clearly recorded short critiques addressed to ...
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What does "on the Son of Man" mean in John 1:51?
While I don't object to the idea that this is allusion to Jacob's Ladder, I think it can be understood sufficiently without that reference. Jesus was the mediator between heaven and earth. Angels ...
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What does "on the Son of Man" mean in John 1:51?
There's a good article on this by Christopher Rowland in New Testament Studies; in it he explains where that the 'on it' phrase, being masculine, can refer to either Jacob or the ladder, and the first ...
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
I firmly believe that the first premise to use is to keep in prayer and when studying scriptures daily ALWAYS ASK the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us the word He inspired.
I feel like majority tend ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear...
Jesus was the Messiah sent to fulfill the prophecy, yet he was denied. proving that the tribe of Judah had grown too proud to give up the immense control ...
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
The seven churches represent seven kinds of Christian. It tells what Christian might encounter and what they might become.
Ephesus - represent those who become Christian with great passion but later ...
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
There have been several ways to read and understand the message to the seven churches. Here is a sample with a focus on The OP's question about "the hour of trial" sentence.
Preterist
The ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Let me address the second part of your question first. Your referencing John 5:37, "And the Father who sent Me. (Notice Jesus was sent and not created which means if one is sent they have to ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Consider Jesus' statement:
Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
(John 6:26, ESV)
See How should we interpret “not ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
John 5:37 is addressed to the 'Jews' who 'persecuted' Jesus and 'sought to slay him'. They had never heard God or seen anything of him.
John 14:9 is addressed to Philip who had repented and followed ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Jesus is NOT the Father and the Father is NOT Jesus. However, we have the clear statement in Col 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all
creation.
Thus, if Jesus is ...
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How to reconcile Genesis 22:2 and Jeremiah 7:31 on human sacrifice?
Jesus was the lamb slain "before the foundation of the world".
Yes.
What does that mean?
Our incredible Creator knew that it would take the act of our savior, Jesus, to redeem our lost ...
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Does the word "immediately" in John 6:21 suggest a supernatural happening?
Interesting Scriptural study of “euthéos”.
Have you also spent time looking at Acts 8:39,40? Being “snatched away by the Spirit” seems different from walking on a journey, including the statement that ...
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What is meant in John 3:13 by *the son of man who's in Heaven* yet He still says 'He came down from Heaven'?
In considering the dialogue of Jesus with Nicodemus, which means "conqueror of people", it at first appeared disjointed to me. Nicodemus makes a statement, Jesus seems to go off on a ...
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Why was the Praetorium an unclean place?
The structure itself wasn't built to be unclean. Though Herod was an Idumean, he considered himself Jewish and would have kept ritual cleanliness for the Passover. It was Pilate along with the ...
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Why had the Lord's time yet to come when the disciples' time was always ready!
I believe the statements 'my time is not yet fully come' and 'my hour has not yet come' are two completely separate statements. This is because Jesus used two different words, time and hour. Time (...
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Why was the Praetorium an unclean place?
The Praetorium was part of Pilate's Jerusalem residence and headquarters in the former Palace of Herod I. The concern here was not that Pilate was a Gentile per se, but has to do with special Passover ...
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Will the righteous be judged 2 Cor 5:10 or will they not John 5:24?
When comparing this verse with the Bema Seat of Christ judgment, we are considering the comparison between the final judgment of mankind (without Christ), and the Bema judgment that pertains to ...
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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?
Because the Messiah was supposed to baptise or cleanse his people. Using commentaries and the cross-references listed on the verse:
Matt 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is ...
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A question about the word λεντιον, lention, (linteum ?) in John 13: 4,5
Only used in the new testament because linen symbolises the righteousness of God that believers receive by faith. Jesse wiped away their sin (dirt on their feet) using a linen cloth as a symbol of the ...
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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?
This is a good question, because there is no particular connection between baptism and the coming of the Messiah in the OT. I think the Essene tradition had something to do with it (see below).
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Could the "7 Thunders" be in reference to the "7 Bowls" of God's wrath, which are heralded by way of the "7th Trumpet"? Rev, 10:3,4
"Thunder" [βροντή bronte] occurs 10 times in the book of Revelation 4:5, 6:1, 8:5, 10:3, 4, 11:19, 14:2, 16:18, 19:6. Thunder either represents the voice of God or accompanies His voice. In ...
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To which beginning is the word 'beginning' (arche) referring in the Gospel of John, outside of the prologue?
Let the Bible answer your question.
References to pre-creation:
Proverbs 8:22-25, 29, 30
22 The Lord created me [Wisdom] the first [G746, ΑΡXHN] of His ways for His works. 23 Before the age He ...
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Who authored John?
The statement by our earliest, most well-placed historian on the matter is quite unambiguous:
Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were ...
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Who authored John?
There are numerous extra-biblical claims about the authorship of the Gospel of John. The traditional view (to be debated shortly) is ably stated by this statement from Wikipedia:
John 21:22 ...
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How coming to the Bread for life relates to the Father's giving, in John 6
The question may reconstruct as follow
If someone come to Jesus
did he come as a result of the Father giving him to Jesus? or
did the Father give him to Jesus as a result of his coming to him?
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Is John 1:1 a direct quotation of some other ancient text?
Portions of John 1 indeed might have been a quote.
Rabbi David H. Stern in his translation, Complete Jewish Bible, formatted the first part of John 1 in couplets as follows:
• Verses 1-5 is indented ...
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Washed vs Baptism
Jesus basically told Nicodemus that being a Jew is not enough. Even today, the rabbis teach that every Jew has a share in the World to Come.
Every Jewish soul that ever lived will be resurrected.
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Washed vs Baptism
Welcome to the forum, Stephanie!
You wrote, "There was no baptism in the OT." I believe that there was and it was recorded in the Tanakh. Here's why.
John, the cousin of Jesus, is called “...
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In John 19:23, was Jesus crucified naked?
Four of the biggest errors when reading Scripture are, First, forgetting that our "bibles" are the result of translation. And in any work of translation,the meaning of original language is ...
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In John 19:23, was Jesus crucified naked?
It is clear that Jesus was crucified naked, both from this passage and from comments in other passages in the New Testament. The original Greek in this passage is as follows:
Οἱ οὖν στρατιῶται ὅτε ...
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What does John 1:4 mean?
1. "In Him was life" = just as God the Father has life in Himself, so also He granted the Son-Logos to have life in Himself (John 5:26), and it is not that the Father could grant and could ...
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What is the significance of 153 fish?
Yes, the number 153 used in John 21 has a special meaning: God’s complete victory over sin via two means, judgment and forgiveness. No, it is not obvious. As far as I can tell, the answer given here ...
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Should "among" in John 1:14 really be translated "within"?
Summary
From a New Testament perspective there are three possible conditions John could be describing:
The Incarnation: Jesus living among the disciples before His death and resurrection.
The ...
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Could the six jars of wine at the Wedding at Cana symbolize the six followers of Jesus at the wedding?
Purity
The number six has significance. It is possible it refers to the number of followers at this point, but there is a more significant aspect as it is used within the context of the Fourth Gospel.
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