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Unacceptable Biblical Study of Job Bautista - Part 1

Here let's dive into Job Baustista's unacceptable Text of the Bible. The INC like him would love to choose only the best part of the fruits. But yes, of course, let deal with it. Without further adieu let's jump in -

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo
As addressed to me, 😄!

Aba ang bautismo sa ulap sa mga Isaraelita ay hindi iyan tumutukoy na Bautismo sa alagad ni Nephi .
Okay, and what do you suggest? Baptism is baptism, no matter how you expound it, it's always that way. But let's consider your plea. What kind of baptism would be Job Bautista? If you think it's different then how does it go? And what does Paul simply mean?

Ano ba ang bautismo ng alagad ni Nephi sa pamamagitan daw sa pag lubog sa tubig ?.
Baptism is a Greek word "Baptismos" or to deep. The People of Book of Mormon times were directed to perform it aside from the Law of Moses and the Sabbath. Nephi got his revelation directly from God as what he saw in the Vision regarding the future Christ. Maybe you're misinformed, and since you read the Book of Mormon just follow this verse for your reference (see 1 Nephi 11)

For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot.
2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
4And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?
5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my father.
6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.
9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.
10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.
25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
26And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!
27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from among them.

Sa example mo sablay ka kaagad.
This is so laughable claim of uninspired INC ministers. You're simply saying that directly to Paul. Remember it's not me who gave that example it was paul who attempt to give you an idea of baptism in ancient times. A bigot like you of course won't accept that kind of idea from Paul, simply because Paul is uninspired to INC ideology.

Kailan ba nagkaroon ng bautismo sa pamamagitan sa pag lubog sa tubig ? Ito ay sa panahon na ni Juan Bautista at sa panahon ng Cristiano.
Yup, basically it was John the Baptist as the forerunner of this saving ordinance. And yes it was in the New Testament since he was born during those time. But does it certainly mean it wasn't revealed by prophets of Old? Isaiah saw Christ's days and even Abraham rejoice in Christ's days. Interestingly these people (INC) don't believe that way, since Jesus never existed before the prophets which means no such thing as Son of God until he was born. I don't know about that. Anyways, moving forward, let's try to see some examples (not mine 😁) to help us understand its origin. 

Additional scripture here is a Mosaic Ritual found in Old Testament. Let's see if this is familiar - 

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
... 
23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. - Leviticus 16

Somethings fishy Job Bautista. Was this ritual say something about baptism or maybe Just God commands it because those ancient people don't know how to take a bath and be clean? Or maybe water is expensive those days. 🤔! I don't know, what do you think Job Bautista? Here's another one below - 

5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. - Leviticus 22

Now, what was that all about? God can do all things and if touches something unclean could God clean it as instant as it could? So what's with the ritual anyway? 

Samantala ang Bautismo ng alagad ni Nephi ito ay sinagawa sa ilog diumano ng Mormon sa America na kung ating matatamdaan na 600BCay nasa America na sila at nagpapalaganap ng huwad na aral.

😳! 600BC is not too old to see Mosaic traditions. Also, how could the word "nagpapalaganap" would apply if they were the only people who live there (Ancient America) during those times? Do you know how the BC/AD works? 

Anyway, the old testament had proven it's practice already that was taught by God during their time. Though John the Baptist introduce it in his days, the Old testament practices and rituals had leads us to it's origin. And so was the revelation received in the Book of Mormon people. The Baptism we're never practice while they were still at Jerusalem, but the revelation were followed after their arrival to the land promised by the Lord to them. And yet Job Bautista never understood that because of bigotry. Sorry to say that Job Bautista, you have so much to learn.

Samantala ang pagbabautismo sa mga Alagad ni Cristo ito ay nangyari sa Jordan at sa karatig bayan na taliwas naman ang kulto ay ito nagsasagawa din sa America?

Okay, so what's the issue again Job? Let us also consider some of the facts discovered by archaeologists that leads us to this Ordinance of Baptism.

On the other side of this topic. There is also a Physical Font used for a specific ritual found in Jewish tradition before Christ days and some other similar ritual were also perform. Take for Example the Mikvah or Mikveh (מִקְוֶה / מקווה‎). I would like you to read the information about this since I don't have much space Regarding this topic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikveh

Kay napakalayo sa katotohanan ang pinagmamalaki ng kulto ni Joseph na sila ang tunay na Cristiano , na kung saan 73 BC pa tinatawag silang Cristiano at ang Cristo hindi pa naipanganak kaya walang Cristiano pa noong 73BC.

This has been over and over. You never realized the timeline of the writer of the Book. Mormon was born after Christ ascension and it was even 300AD when he compile the writings. The usage of course are his words since he knows the teachings of their people. Too slow to analyze Job Bautista. Read my previous post about it https://truth-reflects.blogspot.com/2021/11/neil-andi-anderson-and-job-bautista_13.html?m=1


Molten Sea

Picture is an artist rendition of The Molten Sea. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_Sea

Unacceptable Biblical Study of Job Bautista - Part 1

Here let's dive into Job Baustista's unacceptable Text of the Bible. The INC like him would love to choose only the best part of the fruits. But yes, of course, let deal with it. Without further adieu let's jump in -

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo
As addressed to me, 😄!

Aba ang bautismo sa ulap sa mga Isaraelita ay hindi iyan tumutukoy na Bautismo sa alagad ni Nephi .
Okay, and what do you suggest? Baptism is baptism, no matter how you expound it, it's always that way. But let's consider your plea. What kind of baptism would be Job Bautista? If you think it's different then how does it go? And what does Paul simply mean?

Ano ba ang bautismo ng alagad ni Nephi sa pamamagitan daw sa pag lubog sa tubig ?.
Baptism is a Greek word "Baptismos" or to deep. The People of Book of Mormon times were directed to perform it aside from the Law of Moses and the Sabbath. Nephi got his revelation directly from God as what he saw in the Vision regarding the future Christ. Maybe you're misinformed, and since you read the Book of Mormon just follow this verse for your reference (see 1 Nephi 11)

For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot.
2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
4And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?
5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my father.
6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.
9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.
10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.
25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
26And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!
27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from among them.

Sa example mo sablay ka kaagad.
This is so laughable claim of uninspired INC ministers. You're simply saying that directly to Paul. Remember it's not me who gave that example it was paul who attempt to give you an idea of baptism in ancient times. A bigot like you of course won't accept that kind of idea from Paul, simply because Paul is uninspired to INC ideology.

Kailan ba nagkaroon ng bautismo sa pamamagitan sa pag lubog sa tubig ? Ito ay sa panahon na ni Juan Bautista at sa panahon ng Cristiano.
Yup, basically it was John the Baptist as the forerunner of this saving ordinance. And yes it was in the New Testament since he was born during those time. But does it certainly mean it wasn't revealed by prophets of Old? Isaiah saw Christ's days and even Abraham rejoice in Christ's days. Interestingly these people (INC) don't believe that way, since Jesus never existed before the prophets which means no such thing as Son of God until he was born. I don't know about that. Anyways, moving forward, let's try to see some examples (not mine 😁) to help us understand its origin. 

Additional scripture here is a Mosaic Ritual found in Old Testament. Let's see if this is familiar - 

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
... 
23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. - Leviticus 16

Somethings fishy Job Bautista. Was this ritual say something about baptism or maybe Just God commands it because those ancient people don't know how to take a bath and be clean? Or maybe water is expensive those days. 🤔! I don't know, what do you think Job Bautista? Here's another one below - 

5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. - Leviticus 22

Now, what was that all about? God can do all things and if touches something unclean could God clean it as instant as it could? So what's with the ritual anyway? 

Samantala ang Bautismo ng alagad ni Nephi ito ay sinagawa sa ilog diumano ng Mormon sa America na kung ating matatamdaan na 600BCay nasa America na sila at nagpapalaganap ng huwad na aral.

😳! 600BC is not too old to see Mosaic traditions. Also, how could the word "nagpapalaganap" would apply if they were the only people who live there (Ancient America) during those times? Do you know how the BC/AD works? 

Anyway, the old testament had proven it's practice already that was taught by God during their time. Though John the Baptist introduce it in his days, the Old testament practices and rituals had leads us to it's origin. And so was the revelation received in the Book of Mormon people. The Baptism we're never practice while they were still at Jerusalem, but the revelation were followed after their arrival to the land promised by the Lord to them. And yet Job Bautista never understood that because of bigotry. Sorry to say that Job Bautista, you have so much to learn.

Samantala ang pagbabautismo sa mga Alagad ni Cristo ito ay nangyari sa Jordan at sa karatig bayan na taliwas naman ang kulto ay ito nagsasagawa din sa America?

Okay, so what's the issue again Job? Let us also consider some of the facts discovered by archaeologists that leads us to this Ordinance of Baptism.

On the other side of this topic. There is also a Physical Font used for a specific ritual found in Jewish tradition before Christ days and some other similar ritual were also perform. Take for Example the Mikvah or Mikveh (מִקְוֶה / מקווה‎). I would like you to read the information about this since I don't have much space Regarding this topic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikveh

Kay napakalayo sa katotohanan ang pinagmamalaki ng kulto ni Joseph na sila ang tunay na Cristiano , na kung saan 73 BC pa tinatawag silang Cristiano at ang Cristo hindi pa naipanganak kaya walang Cristiano pa noong 73BC.

This has been over and over. You never realized the timeline of the writer of the Book. Mormon was born after Christ ascension and it was even 300AD when he compile the writings. The usage of course are his words since he knows the teachings of their people. Too slow to analyze Job Bautista. Read my previous post about it https://truth-reflects.blogspot.com/2021/11/neil-andi-anderson-and-job-bautista_13.html?m=1


Molten Sea

Picture is an artist rendition of The Molten Sea. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_Sea

Neil Andi Anderson: Why Christ is so much honored by his own sheep?

Neil Andi Anderson made a long post of his belief and try to deny Christ's Deity and nature. Let go and see his claim. Red Text is my comments. -

Why Christ is so much honored by his own sheep? Here's the reason,

“We believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as the Son of God, Lord, Savior, and the Mediator between God and Man.

If that so, then you should Believe that God is the Saviour as stated in the scriptures that there is no saviour beside him (Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 45:22, Hosea 13:4).

We accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God:

“And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely THIS MAN WAS THE SON OF GOD!’” (Mark 15:39, NIV, emphasis mine).

Yes, of course, and even the Father declared that he is the beloved Son (Matthew 17:5). The father even addressed him as God (Hebrew 1:8)

We accept Jesus Christ as our Lord:

“So, all the people of Israel should know this truly: GOD HAS MADE JESUS — THE MAN YOU NAILED TO THE CROSS — BOTH LORD AND CHRIST.” (Acts 2:36, New Century Version, emphasis mine)

God is the Lord of Lords, and so was Christ. Does it say something that we need to understand Christ's divinity? (Deuteronomy 10:17, 1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16)

We accept Jesus Christ as our Savior:

“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had murdered by hanging Him on a tree. GOD EXALTED THIS MAN TO HIS RIGHT HAND AS RULER AND SAVIOR, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 5:30-31, Holman Christian Standard Bible, emphasis mine)

I said it already on the first attempt, and don't make it as an excuse using Word game that distracting Christ divine nature. He is not just an ordinary man, a different being, and not a human who has a mortal and imperfect body. He is different then and he has a glorified body Now.

We accept Jesus Christ as the Mediator between man and the one true God:

“For there is one God and ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS” (I Timothy 2:5, NIV, emphasis mine)

Yes of course. Christ needs to be in a human form to complete the atonement and to end the Law. You should understand Galatians 3 to know how Christ ends it and the reason for his Sacrifice.

Because we believe that there is only one true God, the Father, thus, Jesus is not the true God, but the Son of the one true God. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself explicitly proclaimed that the Father alone is the true God and He is the Son of the one true God, whom the Father has sent:

“Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You...

“And this is eternal life, that they may know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:1,3 NKJV)

I do believe that God the Father is the father of all our spirit and the only one we prayed for and Honor (Acts 17:28-29, Romans 8:14-21), and I do believe he made a plan for us to have a body and to be tested if we are worthy to come back to him someday (Matthew 5:48). The very reasons why there are Laws and Commandments that we should keep are because it is part of his plan and that perhaps we may know how important it is to become like him and follow Christ's example (1John 3:2). Christ never asks greater things to our Father since his will must be followed (Matthew 26:42). The Father is the God of us all that we worship and through his son, we could gain access to his grace. To sum up, you people just need to understand their difference. They are different beings who have one work and purpose as one God.

To attain eternal life is to believe that the Father is the only true God, and Jesus is the one sent by the one true God. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself attests that He is indeed a man in nature:

It is not a problem to those who view it biblically, but to those who view it as Unitarianism, the problem lies in their understanding. God, the father is always the one true God as the father of our spirits. 

“As it is, you are determined to kill me, A MAN WHO HAS TOLD YOU THE TRUTH that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.” (John 8:40 NIV, emphasis mine). 

You use this as a defense wall of your unitarian view. This has been used over and over and there you are wanted to disprove my understanding of biblical context. Will sure, let's arrange that and make it more profound -

The KJV uses the same idea on this verse -
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So what was this all about? I will cite some of the known commentaries on this line and see if this will help our Friend figure out what Christ's words meant. See below
(40) But now ye seek to kill me--i.e., As a matter of fact, in opposition to the conduct which would characterise the true children of Abraham, ye are seeking to kill Me. (Comp. Note on John 8:37.)
A man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard (better, which I heard) from God.--The term "a man," expresses His revelation, by means of human form, of the divine truth which He heard in the pre-human state (John 8:38). The crime of seeking to kill Him is aggravated by the fact that He was One who came to tell them truth, and that from God. They seek to destroy the human life which for the sake of humanity He has assumed. - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 

He aggravated the charge by describing himself as a man who hath declared to you the truth which I heard from God. This is the only place where the Lord speaks of himself as "a man" (cf. Acts 17:31; 1 Timothy 2:5). He here describes himself as One who is subject and liable to their murderous passion - a man, seeing that his eternal Personality has been presented to his antagonists in the form of man. His manhood was the link of relation between the God who sent him, taught him, surrounded and enveloped him, and the consciousness of his hearers. This is the highest representation of the very conception of a Divine commission and a Divine message. They were seeking to stamp out a Divine fire, to drown a heavenly voice, to refuse and trample upon a sacred Messenger. - Pulpit Commentary
I'm not with the commentary side since they have a different form of study. I would just like to have it as an additional insight to our Friend Neil Andi Anderson. Christ came in this world in a human form, with flesh and blood as one of the purposes of his mission to atone someday of the fall. Christ, however, did not claim his divinity while on the earth since he left everything to the Father and to suffer as a human does. (John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.) This guiding truth was never taught to our dearest INC friend, but perhaps someday they come to realize that. Christ came as a human and there's no reason for him to brag about his divinity while on earth. He needs to leave everything to accomplish the Atoning Sacrifice for mankind. This means he must be human as we are human. So as the Scripture goes "A MAN WHO HAS TOLD YOU THE TRUTH" is the right approach of Christ Calling.

A simply statement of Christ but they hardly never understand because Christ says, "Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires....and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me (because you are a Mormon)(Jn.8:43)

First of all, in John 8:43 he is talking to the Jew, mostly to the Pharisees, not to Mormon. You misquote the scriptures on your cherry-picking idea. What this has to say to your claim as to don't add or diminish? And it seems like you violate your own words. 😁! Anyway, try to look at it as who can't bear the teachings of the savior. Succeeding verses specifically verse 58 tell us his existence before the Prophets and yet you like to throw a stone at him by his honest words that he exists with God before the foundation of this world. Why can't you accept that and understand his words? Let me quote it back "You are of your father the devil".

Neil Andi Anderson: Why Christ is so much honored by his own sheep?

Neil Andi Anderson made a long post of his belief and try to deny Christ's Deity and nature. Let go and see his claim. Red Text is my comments. -

Why Christ is so much honored by his own sheep? Here's the reason,

“We believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as the Son of God, Lord, Savior, and the Mediator between God and Man.

If that so, then you should Believe that God is the Saviour as stated in the scriptures that there is no saviour beside him (Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 45:22, Hosea 13:4).

We accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God:

“And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely THIS MAN WAS THE SON OF GOD!’” (Mark 15:39, NIV, emphasis mine).

Yes, of course, and even the Father declared that he is the beloved Son (Matthew 17:5). The father even addressed him as God (Hebrew 1:8)

We accept Jesus Christ as our Lord:

“So, all the people of Israel should know this truly: GOD HAS MADE JESUS — THE MAN YOU NAILED TO THE CROSS — BOTH LORD AND CHRIST.” (Acts 2:36, New Century Version, emphasis mine)

God is the Lord of Lords, and so was Christ. Does it say something that we need to understand Christ's divinity? (Deuteronomy 10:17, 1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16)

We accept Jesus Christ as our Savior:

“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had murdered by hanging Him on a tree. GOD EXALTED THIS MAN TO HIS RIGHT HAND AS RULER AND SAVIOR, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 5:30-31, Holman Christian Standard Bible, emphasis mine)

I said it already on the first attempt, and don't make it as an excuse using Word game that distracting Christ divine nature. He is not just an ordinary man, a different being, and not a human who has a mortal and imperfect body. He is different then and he has a glorified body Now.

We accept Jesus Christ as the Mediator between man and the one true God:

“For there is one God and ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS” (I Timothy 2:5, NIV, emphasis mine)

Yes of course. Christ needs to be in a human form to complete the atonement and to end the Law. You should understand Galatians 3 to know how Christ ends it and the reason for his Sacrifice.

Because we believe that there is only one true God, the Father, thus, Jesus is not the true God, but the Son of the one true God. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself explicitly proclaimed that the Father alone is the true God and He is the Son of the one true God, whom the Father has sent:

“Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You...

“And this is eternal life, that they may know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:1,3 NKJV)

I do believe that God the Father is the father of all our spirit and the only one we prayed for and Honor (Acts 17:28-29, Romans 8:14-21), and I do believe he made a plan for us to have a body and to be tested if we are worthy to come back to him someday (Matthew 5:48). The very reasons why there are Laws and Commandments that we should keep are because it is part of his plan and that perhaps we may know how important it is to become like him and follow Christ's example (1John 3:2). Christ never asks greater things to our Father since his will must be followed (Matthew 26:42). The Father is the God of us all that we worship and through his son, we could gain access to his grace. To sum up, you people just need to understand their difference. They are different beings who have one work and purpose as one God.

To attain eternal life is to believe that the Father is the only true God, and Jesus is the one sent by the one true God. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself attests that He is indeed a man in nature:

It is not a problem to those who view it biblically, but to those who view it as Unitarianism, the problem lies in their understanding. God, the father is always the one true God as the father of our spirits. 

“As it is, you are determined to kill me, A MAN WHO HAS TOLD YOU THE TRUTH that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.” (John 8:40 NIV, emphasis mine). 

You use this as a defense wall of your unitarian view. This has been used over and over and there you are wanted to disprove my understanding of biblical context. Will sure, let's arrange that and make it more profound -

The KJV uses the same idea on this verse -
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So what was this all about? I will cite some of the known commentaries on this line and see if this will help our Friend figure out what Christ's words meant. See below
(40) But now ye seek to kill me--i.e., As a matter of fact, in opposition to the conduct which would characterise the true children of Abraham, ye are seeking to kill Me. (Comp. Note on John 8:37.)
A man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard (better, which I heard) from God.--The term "a man," expresses His revelation, by means of human form, of the divine truth which He heard in the pre-human state (John 8:38). The crime of seeking to kill Him is aggravated by the fact that He was One who came to tell them truth, and that from God. They seek to destroy the human life which for the sake of humanity He has assumed. - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 

He aggravated the charge by describing himself as a man who hath declared to you the truth which I heard from God. This is the only place where the Lord speaks of himself as "a man" (cf. Acts 17:31; 1 Timothy 2:5). He here describes himself as One who is subject and liable to their murderous passion - a man, seeing that his eternal Personality has been presented to his antagonists in the form of man. His manhood was the link of relation between the God who sent him, taught him, surrounded and enveloped him, and the consciousness of his hearers. This is the highest representation of the very conception of a Divine commission and a Divine message. They were seeking to stamp out a Divine fire, to drown a heavenly voice, to refuse and trample upon a sacred Messenger. - Pulpit Commentary
I'm not with the commentary side since they have a different form of study. I would just like to have it as an additional insight to our Friend Neil Andi Anderson. Christ came in this world in a human form, with flesh and blood as one of the purposes of his mission to atone someday of the fall. Christ, however, did not claim his divinity while on the earth since he left everything to the Father and to suffer as a human does. (John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.) This guiding truth was never taught to our dearest INC friend, but perhaps someday they come to realize that. Christ came as a human and there's no reason for him to brag about his divinity while on earth. He needs to leave everything to accomplish the Atoning Sacrifice for mankind. This means he must be human as we are human. So as the Scripture goes "A MAN WHO HAS TOLD YOU THE TRUTH" is the right approach of Christ Calling.

A simply statement of Christ but they hardly never understand because Christ says, "Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires....and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me (because you are a Mormon)(Jn.8:43)

First of all, in John 8:43 he is talking to the Jew, mostly to the Pharisees, not to Mormon. You misquote the scriptures on your cherry-picking idea. What this has to say to your claim as to don't add or diminish? And it seems like you violate your own words. 😁! Anyway, try to look at it as who can't bear the teachings of the savior. Succeeding verses specifically verse 58 tell us his existence before the Prophets and yet you like to throw a stone at him by his honest words that he exists with God before the foundation of this world. Why can't you accept that and understand his words? Let me quote it back "You are of your father the devil".

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