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PGA Chaplain Bible Studies

Study 30: October 15th to 21st 2007.
Reading – John Chapter Ch10: verses 34-42.

“Jesus answered, “It is written in your law that God said, “You are god’s”. We know that what the scripture says is true for ever; and God called those people god’s, the people to whom the message was given. As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How then can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God? Do not believe me then if I am not doing the things my Father wants me to do. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, you should at least believe my deeds, in order that you may know once and for all that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” John Chapter 10: verses 34 to 38. (TEV)

Where Our Significance Comes From?

How do you verify that someone says they are who they say they are? When it comes to golf our score speaks! We expect a professional player to play to a certain standard as we do a beginner. At Tournaments you see officials wearing their blazers and players with their badges showing that they belong.

How do you know when it comes to God that a person is truly a representative of God? Jesus claims to be the Son of God and to be one with the Father who is God. This is the issue at stake as we come to the end of a long dialogue between Jesus and some of the Jewish leaders in chapter 10. The uniqueness of Jesus lies in his claim to be the Son of God and to do and say the things you expect from God. Can Jesus and God be one?
That’s a question each of us must decide for ourselves.

Jesus answers this by showing how even before he came, God had chosen certain people to represent him and they we called “god’s” not with a capital G, but a small one showing that they belonged to God as his children. They were given a privileged place in God’s world by being part of his plans and representing God in the world. The Jews themselves considered they had this unique role. Now Jesus claims the same role.
Jesus likewise seeks to convince the leaders here that his words and actions have shown that he is one with God. At the end of the day some find Jesus persuasive, others do not.
Some Jewish leaders did believe in Jesus while others did not, this causing the division that led to his eventual arrest and crucifixion.
In this very unusual passage, Jesus refers to his people as like god’s.This begs the question many ask; where do we come from; the hand of God or an accident of nature?

This reading though shows us the value that God places on human life.

One of the most compelling reasons for believing in God is the high view God places on humanity and also his people. We all are created in God’s image and likeness and those who are called and follow God are called children of God. Contrast this to those who do not believe in God (atheists). The atheist says we are the product of our natural environment, a chance happening in nature from the water and the end product of a series of periods of evolution. That is the sum total of our significance, with the world continuing to evolve to an eventual extinction.
I believe we are more than that and this comes from our creation from the hands of God.

How we answer this question of our origins and our significance will reflect on how we view many issues to do with life. Believing Jesus is one with God opens the door to seeing God at work in our world.

Prayer
Lord God, Thank you that you have not left us in darkness, but have shown us in Jesus the meaning and value of life. Amen.

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