[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jesus said: "I and the Father are one" (Jn.10:30), therefore, is not > Jesus the same, or, "co-equal" in status with his Father? > Answer No.1 > In Greek, `heis' means `one' numerically (masc.) > `hen' means `one' in unity or essence (neut.) > Here the word used by John is `hen' and not `heis'. The marginal notes > in New American Standard Bible (NASB) reads; one - (Lit.neuter) a > unity, or, one essence. > If one wishes to argue that the word `hen' supports their claim for > Jesus being "co-equal" in status with his Father, please invite his/ > her attention to the following verse: > > Jesus said: "And the glory which Thou hast given me, I have given > to them (disciples); that they may be one, just as we are one." (John > 17:22). > If he/she was to consider/regard/believe the Father and Jesus Christ > to be "one" meaning "co-equal" in status on the basis of John 10:30, > then that person should also be prepared to consider/regard/believe > "them" - the disciples of Jesus, to be "co-equal" in status with the > Father and Jesus ("just as we are one") in John 17:22. I have yet to > find a person that would be prepared to make the disciples (students) > "co-equal" in status with the Father or Jesus.
I'd say that they were better than co-equal; since they actually existed. Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---