John 10:36 - Forerunner Commentary

John 10:36

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ^a‘I said, “You are gods” ’?

35 If He called them gods, ^ato whom the word of God came (and the Scripture ^bcannot be broken),

36 do you say of Him ^awhom the Father sanctified and ^bsent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ ^cbecause I said, ‘I am ^dthe Son of God’?

37 ^aIf I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, ^abelieve the works, that you may know and¹ believe ^bthat the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”

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John 10:30-36

Consider carefully the context because it removes any doubt about the implications of Psalm 82:6 (and Psalm 8:5) where it states that we are a little lower than Elohim. Here is our Savior saying not just that you and I are gods, but even these unconverted Jews are gods. Now, if unconverted people qualify according to Psalm 82, then what, pray tell, must those who have the Spirit of God qualify for? We are at least that high. And, certainly in that one sense, we are much closer to the purpose for which God is drawing all of mankind, because we have the Spirit of God.

Excerpted from Going On to Perfection

Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing John 10:36:

Leviticus 16:10
Matthew 4:23
Matthew 9:35
Mark 1:14-15
Hebrews 1:4-5

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