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Originally Posted by Ohio
J This is exactly why John wrote what he did, nearly 70 years after Jesus died and resurrected. John clarified some false and prevailing errors that had developed over time.
Thus John made it so clear that Jesus, the Son, was God eternal. The Word, in the eternal beginning, was with God and was God. This Word created all things. And this Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. In his gospel, John repeatedly brought this truth up:
- He is in the bosom of the Father (1.18)
- The Jews killed Jesus because He made Himself equal with God (5.18; 10.33; 19.7)
- He and the Father are one (10.30)
- Thomas worshiped Him as God (20.28)
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What were those errors John had to clear up? Were they errors Paul preached? They obviously were not errors that people questioned if Jesus was God, because this was not ever established as some sort of truth in the foundational church. READ ACTS and look at what was preached, look at Galatians and 1Cor 15 to see what was spoken. There was no foundation laid that would suggest the foundational church had any other understanding than there was one God the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ.
John even summed up his gospel stating that he wrote it so that we would believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. One would not use this summation if it was supposed to be understood that Jesus is God!