Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
Summary: Paul points out the distractions caused by false gods. More than just a distraction, such “gods” become our masters.
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Jesus answered them, ”Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside— what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? “
To tell the truth, I have been dreading this passage. Jesus is standing before a crowd of Jewish leaders arguing with them. They want to stone him because Jesus “claim(s) to be God.” Jesus response is, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’? (Amplified Bible)
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