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Originally Posted by Boxjobox
Equivalence in saying the same thing. The Jews asked the healed blind man if he was actually the one that was blind. He answers I am. The conversation between Jesus and the Jews rests on tell us plainly whether you are the Christ, the messiah, the anointed one. Jesus’ answers are according to this: I am, which is really I am he, if you follow the same for the healed blind man.
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Boxjobox, you are not even making sense. John 8, following the situation of the woman caught in adultery, never mentions "
the Christ, the messiah, the anointed one." You are reading this into the text. And you are reading out the actual words of the text.
Your continued lengthy replies do not change the truth of this Gospel of John. You conveniently like to alter scripture to suit your predisposed ideas, assuming that Jesus is answering some question that is not even asked.
Read the context. Context matters.
Where is the verse in the chapter 8 discussion that says, "are you the Christ?" and Jesus answers "
I am [he]?"
And how in the world does your crazy teaching explain 8.56-59?
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56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”
57 So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.
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The Jewish leaders in the Temple knew full well what Jesus just said. Sorry you missed it. Jesus just made Himself equal with God so they immediately picked up stones to kill Him (
as also in v. 5.18).