![]() So he’s either insane, or he is not a mere mortal man. But nobody can say, “ I have authority to take it up again.” If you are dead, you don’t have any authority to be undead. I can choose to step between you and the bullet. Now a mere mortal man might be able to say, “I have authority to lay down my life.” I can choose to commit a capital crime. “Anyone can say, ‘I’ll lay down my life.’ Only Jesus can say, ‘I will take it up again.’” I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. ![]() Not now.įor this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. And the reason I say Jesus brought it down to his insanity or his deity again is because of the way he describes his power in verses 17 and 18. That’s what it all comes down to - again. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” Divine or Deranged Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane why listen to him?” Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. Jesus is either insane in what he is saying here, or he is God. And that is where he is taking us again in chapter 10. That’s where Jesus was taking the blind man - from blindness to the blazing deity of Jesus. There is no fence-sitting in the end - not there, not where you sit. We know that this man is a sinner.” But then look at John 9:38: “ said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshiped him.” The division could not be deeper: blasphemy or worship. In John 9:24, the Pharisees tell the healed man, “Give glory to God. ![]() And the blindness of the Pharisees became darker and darker. As chapter 9 unfolded, the sight of the blind man, whom Jesus had healed, became clearer and clearer. This is the context of John 10, and this is what Jesus intends for us to do in response to what he says. And we worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit - one God, in three divine persons. He is God, one with the Father and the Spirit. ![]() We worship him as the eternal, uncreated, omnipotent, all-wise, Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of the universe. We don’t just admire him, or follow him, or swear allegiance to him. Let that sink in, for there are places in the world where that will get you killed. View the full definition in the Macmillan Dictionary.We are a people who worship Jesus Christ. “The struggle of my life created empathy – I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.” The City Hall Subway station in New York City is a lovely example of Art Deco-style architecture and design that visitors can tour, while El Hotel del Salto in Columbia has found new life as a museum. Other abandoned places attract visitors because they still retain a good deal of beauty even though these places were forgotten long ago. ![]() Examples include the Colosseum in Rome and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Forts, castles, temples, churches and other historically significant places that have been abandoned for centuries draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Historic ruins are often popular tourist destinations in many parts of the world. There are various kinds of interesting abandoned places all over the world, forgotten for many different reasons. Abandoned is a word used to describe things or people that have been left behind or forgotten.Ībandoned places hold a deep fascination for many people, who like to look at photos or visit these places in person to imagine what it was like before they were abandoned. ![]()
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