Critical Connections in Scriptures

[Woldeyesus]

Given:
Num. 21:8 -- “Then the LORD told Moses to make a metal snake and put it on a pole, so that any one who was bitten could look at it and be healed.”
John 3:14 -- “As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
Ibid, 19:37--“People will look at him whom they pierced.” (Quoting Zech. 12:10)
Question:
Is the exact “source of eternal life”, with clear precedents, followed or disregarded today?

 

[wayseer]

Given:
Num. 21:8 -- “Then the LORD told Moses to make a metal snake and put it on a pole, so that any one who was bitten could look at it and be healed.”
John 3:14 -- “As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
Ibid, 19:37--“People will look at him whom they pierced.” (Quoting Zech. 12:10)
Question:
Is the exact “source of eternal life”, with clear precedents, followed or disregarded today?

Talking of snakes in the desert ,you have to realize that Hezekiah destroyed the bronze snake because people ended up worshiping the snake ( 2 Kings 18).

You might need to think about that.

 

[Jack544]

LOL. They worshiped a SNAKE. I find that quite silly.

 

[Woldeyesus]

Talking of snakes in the desert ,you have to realize that Hezekiah destroyed the bronze snake because people ended up worshiping the snake ( 2 Kings 18).

You might need to think about that.

Unfortunately for us, we have also gone to the other extreme by "rejecting the most important stone of all" (Matt. 21:42).

 

[wayseer]

Give you last post/comment - what then is 'the most critical' piece of scripture?

 

[Woldeyesus]

Give you last post/comment - what then is 'the most critical' piece of scripture?

The most critical piece of Scriptures, a.k.a., the “key to God’s secret”, is found at the climax of a long development starting from “In the beginning” and ending at “It is finished”.
The latter refers to Christ’s crucifixion-based works of self-revelation in terms of “God’s life-giving Spirit” in his verifiably characteristic, perfect, Spirit-active and diacritical death (“a slain Lamb standing in the middle of the throne and active with the wisdom and power of God&#8221 complete with vision and knowledge of God in Christ’s procreative image and glory!
Here is a bird’s eye view.
Proactive references: Gen. 1:1, 27; 2: 7-9; Ex. 3: 1-15; Jer. 31: 31-34; Zech. 12:10; Matt. 26: 26-29; 27: 50-56; John 19: 30-37;
Retroactive references: Luke 24: 25-49; Acts 1: 1-5; 2; 9; Col. 2: 1-3; Heb. 1: 1-3; Rev. 5
It works!

 

[wayseer]

The most critical piece of Scriptures, a.k.a., the “key to God’s secret”, is found at the climax of a long development starting from “In the beginning” and ending at “It is finished”.
The latter refers to Christ’s crucifixion-based works of self-revelation in terms of “God’s life-giving Spirit” in his verifiably characteristic, perfect, Spirit-active and diacritical death (“a slain Lamb standing in the middle of the throne and active with the wisdom and power of God&#8221 complete with vision and knowledge of God in Christ’s procreative image and glory!
Here is a bird’s eye view.
Proactive references: Gen. 1:1, 27; 2: 7-9; Ex. 3: 1-15; Jer. 31: 31-34; Zech. 12:10; Matt. 26: 26-29; 27: 50-56; John 19: 30-37;
Retroactive references: Luke 24: 25-49; Acts 1: 1-5; 2; 9; Col. 2: 1-3; Heb. 1: 1-3; Rev. 5
It works!

Yep - sounds like your worshipping scripture, or is it that for you Jesus still remains nailed to the cross?

I did warn you that perhaps you needed to think about the matter a little more deeply.

 

[Woldeyesus]

Yep - sounds like your worshipping scripture, or is it that for you Jesus still remains nailed to the cross?

I did warn you that perhaps you needed to think about the matter a little more deeply.

God forbid!

Inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between word-based means or claims and work-based end or hard proof, i.e., God's self-revelation in person.

Be it Jews, Christians, or members of any other religion, Scripture-worshippers will never come to the actual "source of life", i.e., life of the self-sufficient type, a.k.a., "I Am Who I Am" or everlasting "Father" in Christ's verifiably perfect and diacritical death (cum birth) on the cross as "the first and the last" according to the Scriptures (Ex. 3: 1-15; Isa. 9:6-7; John 5: 39-40; 8: 21-28; 19: 30-37; Rev. 1: 17-18).

It is not the Scriptures (the means) which I worship but the living Christ in his self-revelation (the end) to me personally. I praise God for that! It is a promise to the whole world (John 3: 14-17). AMEN.