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I have been looking at the Gospel of John more deeply and it is a very deep Gospel. I wrote a blog that took up 27 pages in regards to what Jesus meant in John 6. Upon doing a lot of study on the Gospel of John, I noticed something that stood out for me. The passage in particular is as follows:
[20] Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
[21] Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
[22] You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
[23] But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.
[24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Translation taken from (quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4926419)
In John’s Gospel, there are many instances where one verse has multiple meanings. John does this on purpose and it is a play on words. Perhaps, there is a double meaning happening here in regards to worshipping the Father in Spirit and in Truth?
For some reason, the Trinity came to mind when I read that. Father, Spirit, and Truth. In the Gospel of John, the Truth is Jesus:
John 14:
[6] Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
John 1:
[14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
John 8:
[31] Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,
[32] and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
[33] They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, `You will be made free’?”
[34]Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin.
[35] The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever.
[36] So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
-Reference to translation: quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4926419
It is interesting how in John 4, when Jesus says the Father must be worshipped in Spirit and Truth, the context is worshipping God. Is it possible that John has the Trinity in mind when talking about the Father, Spirit, and Truth? What are your thoughts?
I have been looking at the Gospel of John more deeply and it is a very deep Gospel. I wrote a blog that took up 27 pages in regards to what Jesus meant in John 6. Upon doing a lot of study on the Gospel of John, I noticed something that stood out for me. The passage in particular is as follows:
[20] Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
[21] Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
[22] You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
[23] But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.
[24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Translation taken from (quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4926419)
In John’s Gospel, there are many instances where one verse has multiple meanings. John does this on purpose and it is a play on words. Perhaps, there is a double meaning happening here in regards to worshipping the Father in Spirit and in Truth?
For some reason, the Trinity came to mind when I read that. Father, Spirit, and Truth. In the Gospel of John, the Truth is Jesus:
John 14:
[6] Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
John 1:
[14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
John 8:
[31] Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,
[32] and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
[33] They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, `You will be made free’?”
[34]Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin.
[35] The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever.
[36] So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
-Reference to translation: quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4926419
It is interesting how in John 4, when Jesus says the Father must be worshipped in Spirit and Truth, the context is worshipping God. Is it possible that John has the Trinity in mind when talking about the Father, Spirit, and Truth? What are your thoughts?