The cross is bowed down to by all who venerate Christ as Lord and God. Jesus divested himself from His majesty, and took on human flesh and was sent by the Father. He lived, died, and is resurrected. The testimony of Jesus Christ expressed is that His life was given for all of mankind's sin. When man deserves to be cut off from God for life. His life compells me to the thought of my heart. The gospel of John is misconstrued in many areas, so its verses have taken on a pluralistic meanings. Revisionist precepts of God's Word creates tenets in certain sects of Christendom that are fallacious.
The dogma in various churches corrodes the inerrancy of scripture as believed in the orthodox Christian faith. This misconception of a few scriptures in the book of John has spawned a heretical doctrine that puts out a misunderstanding of God's nature. People who want to be worthy of the calling of Christ interpret scripture not to the twisting of their own will. The scriptures that pose a conundrum are John 14:10&11 which says:
10 "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The word that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority: but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
11 "Believe in Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. (NKJV)
The dogma in various churches corrodes the inerrancy of scripture as believed in the orthodox Christian faith. This misconception of a few scriptures in the book of John has spawned a heretical doctrine that puts out a misunderstanding of God's nature. People who want to be worthy of the calling of Christ interpret scripture not to the twisting of their own will. The scriptures that pose a conundrum are John 14:10&11 which says:
10 "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The word that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority: but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
11 "Believe in Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. (NKJV)
Some babes in Christ and students of scripture alike look at this text as stating Jesus and the Father are one person, instead of one being. This is clear error and interpolation of the text. This is done because people do not take the time to put text in context of surrounding scriptures or framework in which to interpret the writ. God is not limited to the person ship of Christ alone. They are two distinct persons that share same nature. In the clear deciphering of the verse Jesus speaks to his followers to allow them to know he shares in divinity with the Father and having Him in their midst is the same as having the Father amongst them. The disciples understood right away, because they inquire no more of seeing the Father once Christ explains Himself thoroughly to them. Also in the book of John in same chapter putting John 14:10&11 in a contextual framework, by going to John 14:6, to show the coherent interpretation of text is no way explaining Jesus and the Father are one in the same. John 14:6 states:
6 Jesus said to him,"I am the way the truth, and life, No one come to Father except through me." (NKJV)
Jesus can not be the Father himself if He speaks authoritative of being separate from Father God in this verse afore John 14:10&11. Jesus expressively tells His disciples that He is the way to the Father making a clear dichotomy between the two of them. When interpreting scripture en light of contextual reasoning, you go to a few verses above a text, then a few verses afterward to see if the context is in keeping with your perception of the text. This is what should be done at all times when in doubt of understanding what a text states.
Jesus can not be the Father himself if He speaks authoritative of being separate from Father God in this verse afore John 14:10&11. Jesus expressively tells His disciples that He is the way to the Father making a clear dichotomy between the two of them. When interpreting scripture en light of contextual reasoning, you go to a few verses above a text, then a few verses afterward to see if the context is in keeping with your perception of the text. This is what should be done at all times when in doubt of understanding what a text states.
In closing in the following weeks this commonplace book will set forth the candor of the Gospel John as mentioned in the title.
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