Is Jesus the shepherd or a sheep? PROBLEM: John presents Christ here as the “Good Shepherd.” Yet elsewhere He is a sheep (lamb) that dies for our sins (John 1:29; John 1:36). Which is He? SOLUTION: Christ is appropriately presented by both figures of speech. He died as our Passover Lamb (1 Corinth... [ Continue Reading ]
Was Christ one with the Father? PROBLEM: Jesus said here, “I and My Father are one.” But on other occasions He distinguished Himself from the Father, saying “I came forth from the Father and … I leave the world and go to the Father” (John 16:28). Further, He prayed to the Father as one person to an... [ Continue Reading ]
Did Jesus advocate that man could become God? PROBLEM: Jesus answered a group of Jews and said, “Is it not written in your law, `I said, you are gods’?” Does this mean that humans can become God as pantheistic religions and New Age advocates claim? SOLUTION: The context of this passage reveals tha... [ Continue Reading ]