Berserk2
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[Beau:] "I think there is a comma missing from what Jesus said. And how would we know different since there was no punctuation back then. "I Am, the truth the way and the light." That's what I think. __________________________________
Beau, you obviously don't know Greek. Your punctuation would be universally rejected for two reasons:
(1) First, note that you messed up the order: The Greek reads: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (14:6). Secondly, Your punctuation leaves the three predicates with no grammatical function; they are predicate nominatives and this fact excludes your punctuation.
(2) In every one of Jesus' many "I am" sayings, the that ensues always defines what Jesus is claiming to be. This pattern in itself rules out your punctuation. Here are just a few of the examples that prove my point:
"I am the bread of life (John 6:48)." "I am the Light of the world (John 8:12)." "I am the good Shepherd (John John 10:11, 14)." "I am the Vine; you are the branches (John 15:5).
[Beau:] "Please don't feel the need to see it this way or to lambast me to hell." ___________________________ No, you won't go to hell for ignorance of grammar and Greek. But you will go back to the New Age Ghetto, whose denizens don't recognize that the grammatical issue you raise must be determined by linguistic experts outside the Ghetto.
[Beasu:] "I don't think Jesus was conceited enough to claim he was god, if we were to understand that we weren't god." ___________
Jesus emptied Himself of all His divine prerogatives to take on all our human limitations (Philippians 2:6-7) and be tested in every way that we are (Hebrews 4:15). During His earthly ministry, Jesus claimed "I and the Father are one (John 10:30), but added, "The Father is greater than I (14:28)." He distinguishes between Himself and God in the sense that Jesus is not the heavenly Father: "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone (Mark 10:18)?" But after His resurrection, He is restored to His divine prerogatives as God and gladly accepts doubting Thomas's acclamation, "My Lord and my God (John 20:28)!"
Don
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