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Monday, December 9, 2013

John 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings,....

In this verse Jesus seems to put an end to the idea of selective reading of the Bible....at least in the example of Moses' writings.

Joh 5:39    Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Joh 5:46    For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

Joh 5:47    But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

John 5:47 Gill

But if ye believe not his writings,.... They believed them to be his writings, and that they were the word of God, and yet did not believe the things contained in them, respecting Christ; or did not see, and could not believe that they belonged unto, and were applicable to Jesus of Nazareth; and therefore it could not be supposed they would give credit to him, or his words:

how shall ye believe my words? not that Moses was greater than Christ, or rather to be credited than he; Moses indeed was faithful, but Christ was worthy of more honour and credit than he was; Moses was but a servant, but Christ was a son in his own house: but this is said with respect to the Jews, with whom Moses was in great veneration and esteem; and it was more likely they should regard what he should say, than what Jesus of Nazareth should, whom they despised.



So do we really believe?

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