NIV:\n\nJohn 9:39-"Jesus said, 'For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.'"\n\nJohn 12:47-"'As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.'"\n\nCEV:\n\nJohn 9:39-"Jesus told him, 'I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.'"\n\nJohn 12:47-"'I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge.'"\n\nKJV:\n\nJohn 9:39-"And Jesus said, 'For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.'"\n\nJohn 12:47-"'And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.'"\n\nAny ideas as to why the author might have [apparently] contradicted himself?
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The word "judge" in both scriptures have several meanings and its meaning is based on their context in the statement. Just as the Christian is suppose to "judge" another Christian's fruit and actions, yet not "judge" in condemning them to hell. Let's look at your two scriptures carefully.\n\nJohn 9:39 \nJudge = Greek: krima - a matter to be judicially decided, a lawsuit, a case in court\n\nContext: Dividing of two factions, believers and unbelievers (blind to sight and seeing to blindness)-Judgment based on fruit\n\nSo John 9:39 Jesus is actually saying, "For the dividing (judgment) between the believer and unbeliever I am come into this world, so that the believer would become a stronger believer, and that the unbeliever will become fixed and convinced in his unbelief."\n\nCompare the above with the same judgment in Matthew 25:32,\n"And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats."\n______________________________________________________________\n\nJohn 12:47\nJudge = Greek: krino - condemn\n\nContext: To condemn to hell.-Judgment of eternal destiny\n\nIn John 12:47 Jesus is actually saying, "Anyone who turns his back on the warnings I give, I will not condemn (judge) him to hell, he will have condemned himself via his own free will. For I have not come to send anyone to hell, but to provide a way out of it."\n\nCompare the above with John 3:17-19\n\n"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
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I dont believe there are any versions outside of the original texts that are more accurate than the next. There are flaws in the 1611 KJV as well as the NIV and every other version... I dont like the NWT though because it deliberately changes text to fit the Jehovah's Witness doctrines. (if you dont believe the KJV has flaws, contact me and I'll be happy to share them with you)
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It depends. I spoke to our Parish priest about that, (^_^) and he said that it was INSPIRED in the prophets who wrote it, so in reality it was not really what Jesus exactly says (or said).\n \n(^_^)
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(John 12:40) [Satan] has blinded their eyes and he has made their hearts hard, that they should not see with their eyes and get the thought with their hearts\n\n(2 Corinthians 4:4) the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through\n\nThe cure is to study the bible with Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Hebrew 12:1-3\nTherefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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wow,someone is actually reading the bible right.i actually see the same thing.check this out.when jesus was praying in the garden of gethsemine,if he be the only god everyones cracking him up to be.why would he go thru all the trouble to pray to himself????dosnt sound like sense to me.daaaaaaaaaah.why does he always say "he only does what he see his father do.hhhmmmm.is this the higher being that every body heard at jesus'baptism.quote "behold this is my beloved son whome i am well pleased".this must be the guy who jesus referrs to as father.isnt this a trip.wow!!!!!!!!!!!
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Whatever God says will happen to them in the afterlife as He is the judge.  I've known many a person's testimony as to how God spoke to them from all religions and races and anyone who is hungry to truly know God, His spirit will lead them into all truth.  To him that knows to do good and doesn't do it, it's sin.  It's not so much about religion as it is about seeking to know the One True God and as I said, He always reveals Himself to hungry hearts.  Helen Keller had never heard the name of Jesus but when they told her of Him through sign language, she said "Tell me His name again. He has spoken to me many times." Since God talks to and sees the hearts and is a just God, He will make sure judgment is rendered properly.
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From the King James Verson in Matthew 15:14\n\n"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."\n\nIn the Webster version the quote is:\n\n"Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both will fall into the ditch."
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It is my understanding that:\n\nActually, NONE of the gospels are the direct words of Jesus.  They were all written a couple generations after (Luke and Mark weren't even apostles!).\n\nThe Gnostic Gospels were not included into the bible because they preach a more self-sufficient version of Christianity, where the person, not the church, is responsible for their relationship with God.  They refer to Christianity in a similar sense as modern buddhism.\n\nIt is MY belief (and I emphasize belief, as no one knows for sure) that the gnostic gospels were excluded from the bible because:\n\n- They de-emphasize the church...therefore leaving less influenece, power, and control over the religion for the church\n\n- They emphasize a more "inner religion", where its not about what the religion as a whole wants or believes, but rather the individual person.  This can be deeply fulfilling for an individual, or very unnerving as there would be little unison and coordination in the religion.\n\n- They did not properly imply the possibility that Jesus was God.
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The ignorance and utter cluelessness of some of the people responding to this question is absolutely amazing. For one thing, I've noticed that Jehovah's Witnesses' teachings can be backed up completely by the Bible, whether I use my King James Version or read through their New World Translation. \n\nTheir activity of going from door-to-door in talking to other people about the good news of God's Kingdom and what it will do for mankind is A COMMAND FROM CHRIST to true Christians. How many of you nutcases, and I'm speaking of FairyNanook, Jeffo, and Tabi, obey Jesus' command to go and preach to people? I bet not a single one of you, and I bet none of your churches teach that it's necessary, either. \n\nI found the fact that FairyNanook and Tabi made such ignorant and blatantly stupid comments against the activity of the Jehovah's Witnesses to be highly offensive, as I also find it offensive that they call themselves Christians. \n\nJesus Christ himself taught people about God's Kingdom and he showed them on a very small scale by his miraculous healings and the truths that he taught that it is God's Kingdom that will bring an end, very shortly, to the painful suffering of people today. How exactly is it wrong, Tabi, that Jehovah's Witnesses do the same thing? They help people to see the benefits that are soon to come to this earth when things like AIDS (as you mentioned) are wiped out forever? What exactly is so awful that the Witnesses teach people that the Kingdom will do this? \n\nMy goodness, you people really need a clue. "Only saved by Grace".....sure, that's a teaching in a Christian church, but certainly not a TRUE Christian church. Try calling yourself a Christian when you actually start obeying Christ by preaching to others.\n\n----------------------------------------\n\nLooks to me like FairyNanook isn't very Bible-smart. Here, you go Oh Very Spiritually Blind One: "Indeed, as the body without spirit is dead, so also FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD." (James 2:26) You can claim to have all the faith in the world, honey, but without the works to back up those claims, you're just talking into the wind. And while you're at it, I suggest you review the preaching assignment that Christ commanded his followers to engage in. The example was that they were to town to town, village to village, and DOOR TO DOOR. \n\nAnd doing so "for points"? Where in the world did you get that nonsense from? Jehovah's Witnesses do what they out of obedience to Jesus Christ, for one thing. They do it out of love for neighbor for another, and they do it because if they didn't, they would be considered bloodguilty before God. Your thoughts are seriously out of whack and you should be very concerned with the amount of ignorance you display here. \n\nIf you can't recognize that, then YOUR entire way of thinking is what is truly twisted and in deep error. I'm sure you think you teach or know truth, but honey, by your very own words, you're admitting to being one of Satan's blinded drones.\n\n-------------------------------------------------\n\nFinally! She admits that she doesn't have the slightest idea what she's talking about. She's happy to be blinded to the truths that are so clearly brought out in God's Word, the Bible. Perhaps we should all pray that her lack of spiritual understanding and her veil of Biblical ignorance be lifted, as what she thinks she knows now is only doing her more harm than anything else. \n\nAnd if anyone wants ACCURATE and TRUTHFUL information on what Jehovah's Witnesses teach and why......you would wisely steer clear of the trash sites she listed and go right to the official source:\n\n-------------------------------------------------\n\nThe ridiculousness of your comments, honey, is a very clear admission on your part (whether you think so or not). \n\n"Going to the Watchtower website wi
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he is going to judge the dead and the alive that are not believers, why would he judge the saints? those that his son died for? many people think that the judgment is for everyone, it isn't.\nas for the believers we will have our works judged, and get a reward for those things we did, or loss of reward for things we didn't do and should have. now with that being said...\n\nOK, the Bible says that the dead and the alive that are going to be judged their souls are going to be judged, the soul never dies. the body does but the soul continues to live.\n\nthere is also no such thing as soul sleep, the Bible says that "absent from the body, is present with the Lord"  that is immediate!
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MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ EXACTLY WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT HIMSELF FOR YOURSELF, INSTEAD OF HEARSAY. John 3:16-18. if you need to look up anything or if you don't have a bible of your own click the link below
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I don't, but that sounds like a great idea.  Hmmm, one that I like, that comes to mind right now is 1 John 4: 7-19.  Another one I like that emphasises being non-judgemental, is the one about Jesus talking to Mary of Samaria? at the well, the woman with the 5 husbands... not sure where it is.  Good luck and God Bless
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You've got it mixed up. This is the actual scripture:\n\nFor God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\n\nNowhere does it say God killed Jesus.\n\nGod gave his Son to the people to show His eternal Love for us. \n\nThe misguided people killed Jesus.
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Do you notice that Jesus first tells the man that all he need do is keep the commandments?  But the man carries on, feeling that it won't be enough for some reason (even though Jesus just said it would)?  He feels he's still lacking.  Jesus tells him what he must do 'to be perfect'.  Not what he must do to gain eternal life.  I don't know about you, but, I have too many other people in my life to take care of to be 'perfect'.  Even as much as I admire Jesus.
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There is no excuse for any one who will stand in judgment at The End.... There is no way to convey The Salvation Message to one who in unwilling to hear it. And, ultimatly it is from God. So if they read any words expressing The Good News on the internet and still are unwilling to listen to God's call to them and respond, then they have not "known Him". Giving The Good News out on "the net" will save no one...just the same as any face to face interaction a believer may have with the lost... all of our words, our testimonies and witness, will save no one. If they are unwilling to listen and hear Gos's call to them and respond in The Way He proscribesThen they can say they have never "known"...but they have no excuse... because there is no excuse for the lost.
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hmmmm, this will be good!!\n\nFor: GINEVRA1WEASLEY, how is he pulling things of contexts when it's from your very own Bible? 32 (Bible) Scholars couldn't get it right and I doubt that you'll be able to get it right..