First Century Christianity

John 1
When reading the various translations of the New Testament into our current language, we sometimes need to use our intellect to understand the written text if we find differences between verses or between translations. This is understandable, as translators are human and prone to error.

For example, in John chapter 14, verse 7, we find the following: “If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; and from now on you do know him and have seen him.” This cannot mean that they actually saw God when they saw Jesus, because no one has ever seen God, as stated in the same Gospel of John, chapter 1, verse 18: “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son,… and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.” This is also what Paul said in his first letter to Timothy, chapter 6, verse 16: “God alone has immortality, and no one has seen him.”  No one has seen him, nor can anyone see him. As in verse 16:

“He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light. No one has seen him, nor can anyone see him. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.” (1 Timothy 6:16)

Also, Jesus died, while God does not die, according to the verse mentioned above: 16 “God alone has immortality.”

Therefore, Jesus is not the Father. In 1 Timothy 6:16, he said, “No one comes to the Father except through me,” meaning that he is not the Father.   Rather, He is the means of reaching the Father.

And the verse: Jesus said, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” He did not say, “I am the Father,” but rather, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” This expression can only mean “as if he has seen the Father,” so as not to contradict the verse, “No one has ever seen God.” Because all those who were with Jesus saw him, he could not possibly be God.

18 “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, …. ” John 1:18

And when He said, “I am in the Father and the Father is in me.”

It is clear that these are literary expressions.  Because if we take it literally, we ask, “Who is in whom?”

Is He in the Father, or is the Father in Him?

With apologies for the expression.

Either the box is in the bag, or the bag is in the box.

The box cannot be in the bag, and the bag in the box, at the same time, unless it is a figure of speech.

So, is He in the Father, or is the Father in Him? This is a figure of speech.

It means that He does God’s will.

As evidenced by His saying:

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I have been doing; and greater works than these will they do.”

Can a human being do works greater than the works of God?

And His saying:

10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me?”  The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority, but it is the Father, dwelling in me, who does the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or else believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and greater works than these will they do too.

This means that any Christian can do works greater than the works of Christ, but will they actually do greater works?  than the Works of God

13 And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

The phrase “I am in my Father” does not mean that he is the Father, because He also said:

20 “On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”

We are in Him and He is in us, but we are not Him:

And also, He is in the Father and the Father is in Him, but they are not one.

— After the ascension of Christ, another Comforter will be with us, the Holy Spirit: He will be in us:

16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter to be with you until the end of time.”  Forever.

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26 My Father is greater than I:
John 14:28
28 “You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ because my Father is greater than I.”

Meaning, they cannot be one since the Father is greater than him.

إيماني ١٥
إنجيل يوحنا ١
عند قراءة ترجمات العهد الجديد المختلفة إلى لغتنا الحالية نحتاج أحيانا إلى إعمال العقل لفهم النص المكتوب، إن وجدنا اختلافا بين آية وأخرى، أو بين ترجمة وأخرى، وهذا وارد، لأن المترجمين بشر، معرضون للخطأ.
فالآية السابعة مثلا من إصحاح ١٤ من إنجيل يوحنا نجد ما يلي “لَوْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمُونِي لَعَرَفْتُمْ أَبِي أَيْضًا. وَمِنَ الآنَ تَعْرِفُونَهُ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ» لا يمكن أن يكون قصده أنهم رأوا الله رؤية فعلية عندما رأوا يسوع، لأن الله لم يره أحد قط حسب ما جاء في نفس إنجيل يوحنا الأصحاح 1 اية 18 أن اَللهُ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ قَطُّ. اَلابْنُ الْوَحِيدُ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي حِضْنِ الآبِ هُوَ خَبَّرَ. وهذا أيضا ما قاله بولس في الرسالة الأولى إلى تيموثاوس الأصحاح 6: اية 16 أن الله وَحْدَهُ لَهُ عَدَمُ الْمَوْتِ ولَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلاَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَرَاهُ. كما في الآية
16 : الَّذِي وَحْدَهُ لَهُ عَدَمُ الْمَوْتِ، سَاكِنًا فِي نُورٍ لاَ يُدْنَى مِنْهُ، الَّذِي لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلاَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَرَاهُ، الَّذِي لَهُ الْكَرَامَةُ وَالْقُدْرَةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. آمِينَ. الرسالة الأولى إلى تيموثاوس16:6
وأيضا يسوع مات بينما الله لا يموت حسب الآية المذكورة أعلاه وهي:16 أن الله وَحْدَهُ لَهُ عَدَمُ الْمَوْتِ.
فيسوع غير الآب ففي الرسالة الأولى إلى تيموثاوس16:6 قد قال لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَأْتِي إِلَى الآبِ إِلاَّ بِي، أي أنه غير الآب. بل هو وسيلة الوصول إلى الآب.
وآية: قول يسوع «أَنَا مَعَكُمْ زَمَانًا هذِهِ مُدَّتُهُ وَلَمْ تَعْرِفْنِي يَا فِيلُبُّسُ اَلَّذِي رَآنِي فَقَدْ رَأَى الآبَ» لم يقل فيه «انا الآب»
بل قال «الذي رآني فقد رأى الآب» وهي عبارة لا تحتمل إلا معنى «گأنه رأى الآب» حتى لا تتناقض مع آية “الله لم يره أحد قط” لأن يسوع رآه كل مخالطيه فلا يمكن أن يكون هو الله.
18 اَللهُ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ قَطُّ. اَلابْنُ الْوَحِيدُ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي حِضْنِ الآبِ هُوَ خَبَّرَ. إنجيل يوحنا18:1
وحين قال أنا في الآب والآب في.
واضح أنها تعبيرات ادبية،
لأننا إن شئنا الحرفية سألنا
من في من؟
هو في الآب أم الآب فيه؟
ومع الإعتذار عن التعبير.
إما أن يكون الصندوق في الحقيبة أو تكون الحقيبة في الصندوق،
ولا يمكن أن يكون الصندوق في الحقيبة والحقيبة في الصندوق في نفس الوقت إلا إن كان تعبيرا ادبيا.
فهل هو في الآب أم الآب فيه؟ فهذا تعبير أدبي.
معناه أنه يفعل رغبات الله.
بدليل قوله:
12 اَلْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِي فَالأَعْمَالُ الَّتِي أَنَا أَعْمَلُهَا يَعْمَلُهَا هُوَ أَيْضًا، وَيَعْمَلُ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا.
هل يستطيع إنسان ان يعمل أعمالا أعظم من أعمال الله؟
وقوله:
10 أَلَسْتَ تُؤْمِنُ أَنِّي أَنَا فِي الآبِ وَالآبَ فِيَّ؟ الْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكُمْ بِهِ لَسْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ مِنْ نَفْسِي، لكِنَّ الآبَ الْحَالَّ فِيَّ هُوَ يَعْمَلُ الأَعْمَالَ. 11 صَدِّقُونِي أَنِّي فِي الآبِ وَالآبَ فِيَّ، وَإِلاَّ فَصَدِّقُونِي لِسَبَبِ الأَعْمَالِ نَفْسِهَا. 12 اَلْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِي فَالأَعْمَالُ الَّتِي أَنَا أَعْمَلُهَا يَعْمَلُهَا هُوَ أَيْضًا، وَيَعْمَلُ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا.
أي أن أي مسيحي ممكن يعمل اعمال اعظم من أعمال المسيح لكن هل يعمل اعمالا اعظم من اعمال الله
  13 وَمَهْمَا سَأَلْتُمْ بِاسْمِي فَذلِكَ أَفْعَلُهُ لِيَتَمَجَّدَ الآبُ بِالابْنِ.
وعبارة أنا في أبي لا تعني انه هو الآب لأنه قال أيضا:

20 فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا فِي أَبِي، وَأَنْتُمْ فِيَّ، وَأَنَا فِيكُمْ.
فنحن فيه وهو فينا لكننا لسنا هو:
وأيضا هو في الآب والآب فيه لكنهم ليسوا واحدا.
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وبعد صعود المسيح يكون معنا معزي آخر هو الروح القدس: يكون فينا:
16 وَأَنَا أَطْلُبُ مِنَ الآبِ فَيُعْطِيكُمْ مُعَزِّيًا آخَرَ لِيَمْكُثَ مَعَكُمْ إِلَى الأَبَد.
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٢٦ أَبِي أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي:
إنجيل يوحنا الأصحاح 14 اية 28
28 سَمِعْتُمْ أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَكُمْ: أَنَا أَذْهَبُ ثُمَّ آتِي إِلَيْكُمْ. لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَنِي لَكُنْتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ لأَنِّي قُلْتُ أَمْضِي إِلَى الآبِ، لأَنَّ أَبِي أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي.
أي انهم لا يمكن ان يكونا واخدا مادام الآب أعظم منه.