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John 8-14 (Translated) (view source)
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|If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
|If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
|So if this man were not from God, He could not have done anything even remotely like this."
|So if this man were not from God, He could not have done anything even remotely like this."
|This is a devastating conclusion, because he has used their own reasoning against them. "The very fact that Jesus performed such an unheard of miracle, something so amazing that only God could do it, PROVES that God heard Him, meaning He is not a sinner, but MUST be from God." Not only has he spoken the truth and defied them, but he has done so in a way that exposed their hypocrisy, deceit and hard hearts. This is a bold stand for the truth in the face of powerful enemies that is almost unmatched in scripture. Few of Jesus' disciples even demonstrated this kind of boldness.
|This is a devastating conclusion, because he has used their own reasoning against them. "The very fact that Jesus performed such an unheard of miracle, something so amazing that only God could do it, PROVES that God heard Him, meaning He is not a sinner, but MUST be from God. And the fact that '''YOU''' wanted me to give '''God''' the glory proves '''YOU know it'''." Not only has he spoken the truth and defied them, but he has done so in a way that exposed their hypocrisy, deceit and hard hearts. This is a bold stand for the truth in the face of powerful enemies that is almost unmatched in scripture. Few of Jesus' disciples even demonstrated this kind of boldness.
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|They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
|They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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|They responded to him, "You have been a sinner since birth, and you have the audacity to lecture us?" And the threw him out of the Synagogue.
|This means he was no longer welcome in the synagogue. His "membership" was revoked. This is what his parents had feared might happen to them, yet it did not deter him from standing up to the Jews and shoving the truth down their throats. Even knowing the consequences, he still refused to compromise.
|This means he was no longer welcome in the synagogue. His "membership" was revoked. This is what his parents had feared might happen to them, yet it did not deter him from standing up to the Jews and shoving the truth down their throats. Even knowing the consequences, he still refused to compromise.
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