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| Why not use this citation about St. Bernard by Luther? Anyone is free to copy and share it. But Pope Paul the Romanist used for his graphic - the Miraculous Lactation of Mary into the open mouth of Bernard. |
KJV John 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe Thee? what dost Thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
Jesus did not advise His disciples to believe in the dogma of world absolution, but to trust in Him.
The UOJ fanatics go bonkers at the mention of faith. The Gospel opponents are not content until they have beat down the term faith until it is the shriveled hand grasping the dogma of Hindus saved without faith.
The Gospel of John teaches faith in Jesus more than any other book in the Bible, and it is clearly the work of the disciple Jesus loved.
The Fourth Gospel supplements the first three by giving us essential statements and sermons from Jesus, which are not in the Synoptics. The Gospel of John assumes our knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In John, Jesus is not baptized and there is no Last Supper. Those narratives are missing because they are already known. Nevertheless, John's Gospel is filled with sacramental language.
I tutored LI in Latin, using the complete Gospel of John. He had to translate it accurately without notes or any words written above the text. Later, we did the same in Greek. We used Lenski a bit for grammar and the German Schluessel. I also wrote out my own translation of John, during seminary.
SynConference MDivs can babble about UOJ all they want, but there is not a trace of it in the Bible, certainly not in the Gospel of John, where UOJ is refuted with ease.
The Apostle John even gave us a thesis for his Holy Spirit inspired work:
KJV John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His Name.
The pivotal statement, from Jesus, is found in John - concerning the work of the Holy Spirit, the work of the true Church. Luther expounded on its meaning.
KJV John 16:8 And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on Me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to My Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Reverse engineering this section from John, UOJ is impossible, since forgiveness and faith go together. There is no forgiveness where faith in Christ is lacking.
