I am the light of the world - and the witness of two men; Jesus Son Of Mary And John: Part 03 Page 08

I am the light of the world.

The wit of Jesus added to his wisdom of the Law in his revelation that John was his biological father! A masterpiece of language.

Assembling The Facts:

Jesus said: "I am the light of the world." Upset, the Pharisees challenged his claim. Jesus defended his claim by citing to them what is written in the Law. Deut. 19:15. That is, that according to the Jewish Law, 'the testimony of two men is true.' (John 8:17). In support of his claim that he is 'the light of the world', he said that the two witnesses are:

#1.		I, myself, am one (Jesus)
#2.		the father that sent me, he is the other.
		(Bear in mind that Jesus is quoting Jewish Law about the testimony of two men).

Christian Concept:

They agree that:

witness # 1 was Jesus the Son but contend that witness # 2 is God the Father.

They make a big ado of this. To them, what was said there is the license validating Jesus' Sonship with God.

Falsification of Record:

Jesus did not refer to the law in his defense. He quoted it. And the words he spelt out were:

'the testimony of two men'. As such, Father cannot refer to God.

Vital Question:

Who was witness # 2 then, if he was 'a man' and not God?.

St. John speaks:

There was 'a man' sent from God, whose name was John.

The same came for 'a witness', to bear witness of 'the light', that all men through him might believe. He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.' John 1: 6-8

Correction of Record:

1.		John was a 'man'
2.		He (John) was a 'witness'.
3.		to bear witness of 'that light'.
4.		John was witness number two

To the point:

Jesus called witness # 2 'FATHER'.

If witness # 2 was God, then Jesus was the Son of God - the Christian Record is true.

However, if witness # 2 is John, then the Jewish Law is true and the Christian Record falsified.

If the Jewish Law applies (Jesus was a Jew and he was addressing Jews) then John was the father of Jesus by the words of his own mouth, satisfying all the conditions and qualifications of the Messiah, in particular, being from the seed of David.

Proof:

Christians argue that Jesus said: the Father. He did not say my Father.

So, to them (Christians), the Father means God Almighty.

Case:

Jesus was the claimant and the Pharisees were the challengers. How did they understood each other?

Pharisees question:

"Where is 'thy' father ?" (John 8:19)

Jesus' reply:

'Ye neither know me nor my father, if ye had known me ye should have known my father also.' (John 8:19)

When truth comes, falsehood vanishes!