2007-07-05 07:04:43 · 10 answers · asked by shadowboxer78 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Any statement, whether in Scripture or not must be understood in its larger context. The larger context for the three words you quote is as follows:
Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God." Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS'? "If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
Jesus was not teaching any kind of polytheism or pantheism, he was quoting from the Psalms as a debating tactic to silence his opponents.
2007-07-05 07:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thinkenstein is perfectly correct. I would just add that the scriptural passage cited by Jesus is Psalm 82:6.
Jesus uses a particular method of debating used by the rabbis against them - he was accused of blasphemy for saying "I and the Father are one" (Jn. 10:30) yet the scriptures (which cannot be denied by his accusers) say much the same thing, sometimes speaking of humans as 'gods' or 'sons of God'.
This method of analyzing scriptural text, ignoring the context in which it was said or the meaning intended at the time (while not being ignorant of these) was a device used by the rabbis to divine general principles from scripture.
Apart from rabbinical debate the Jews understood the term 'gods' to apply to those who had received God's word - the people of Israel in general.
The accusation of blasphemy is refuted and the claim of Jesus to be one with the Father stands. The rabbis are frustrated because they are not fools - Jesus is claiming to be the Son of God in a way that is unacceptable to them but they have been verbally outmanoeuvred.
2007-07-05 15:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by jayelthefirst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ye are gods to whom the word of God came.
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, ye are gods to whom the word of God came, but they wanted to say, Jesus blasphemest because he said he was the son of God. John 1:1; 10-34-36;
Job 38:4-7;
Angels are called morning stars and sons of God.
2007-07-05 14:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure Jesus said that, would appear that John said that, but regardless, it's the mind game we play with ourselves to convince us to believe. God is within, not out there somewhere. We create him and give him the power to be God, all from the inside. You can choose to create your God, you can chose to adopt an "existing" God or you can do without. Your choice.
2007-07-05 14:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by Wordsmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thinkenstein is on the right track -
Jesus was showing them another example of their hypocrisy.
They didn't object to or reject the Old Testament verse which referred to judges who judge unjustly.as "gods", or call it "blasphemy".
2007-07-05 22:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by Renata 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are Divinity...Childen of God would also be God.
An apple tree does not sprout oranges. A human being does not have mice for children.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-07-05 14:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We called them Gods, Satan said I am that I am, Moses called Him (Satan) God
2007-07-09 11:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all one through God, because each of us have his divine spark.
2007-07-05 14:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He must have been talking to atheists...
2007-07-05 14:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lds.org baby
2007-07-05 14:09:26 · answer #10 · answered by phrog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋