i think you will find your perspective to be on the Catholic side of a pretty wide bell curve, as
this search kind of indicates, but we can ask Christ Himself,
My answers will be in blue.
Why are you sending me to a Google page?
I never even go to links but did in your case because I'd like to understand you better. I think I know what you believe, but it would be so nice to just hear you say it. No matter.
36While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light."
Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.
(the second sentence being the more operative one here, but nonetheless) the first is arguably just a restatement of His first reply (v35) to
Who is this Son of Man?
v35 being
'Jesus answered, "The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn't overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going.' so, either an aside or a conflation of
Son of Man, the question, with
The light..., correct?
While we have the light:
While Jesus was still with them back the because He was soon to die.
Also, while we are ABLE to find Him NOW. He is saying that we should receive the light while we are willing and can, because a day may come when our hearts are hardened and He will be shut out.
This reminds me of Hebrews 6:4-6
Become Sons of Light:
Simply to become believers in Jesus, the Light, and become followers of Him Who offers us the light. Those who walk and believe in Jesus, do not walk in the dark.
John 12:46
John 8:12
I'm not sure it's an aside or a conflation.
A conflation of what two ideas??
I think he's just stating that He's the light.
But Jesus was also much more.
And the argument that in v 35 Christ is now speaking in an "aside" is a compelling one; the question is not being directly answered, see, and then Christ "went and hid from them." For the same reason that you cannot quote Jesus saying that He is God, and the same reason that this discussion goes on endlessly. Christ does not want to be worshipped as Nehushtan...is one way to put it.
Jesus Cult is i guess another, although those first few hits look useless
I can't click on Jesus Cult.
But what about John 12:23?
Jesus says that it's almost time for Him to be glorified. Jesus was a Jew.
Would He want Himself to be glorified? Doesn't this go against what you're saying?
Only God could be glorified.
In verse 25 Jesus is again offering eternal life. Who but God could offer eternal life?
Verse 26: If anyone serves Jesus, the Father will Honor him. Why would the Father Honor the one who serves Jesus? Many serve today - we're not told that the Father will Honor us because we serve any particular person...
I didn't see Jesus chasing away the palm wavers in Luke 19:40. In fact, He said that if the people did not shout, the very stones would. He was greeted as a King who had won a battle and returned in victory.
Does John 10:27 and John 15:1-6 not speak about Jesus saying He is the shepherd of the sheep? Doesn't this refer to Ezekiel 34? God said --- I myself will sheherd them -- Others have led them astray. (my wording).
another way to say it is that there is a popular notion that one might perform some altar works once and then just "really, really" believe that Jesus did everything else needed for them to go to heaven--when they die, of course--and Jesus even said "it is finished" to back them up lol
LOL indeed! The Easy Believers and Hyper Gracers. They say it is finished but Idoubt they know what it means. They never proclaim it. They do love to proclaim that works are not necessary when Jesus clearly said they are. It Is Finished---HE did His part, now we must do ours. Easy.
crap i'm just making it worse lol look you are a Son of Man, ok, at least if you fit this,
While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light, and this elevating of "Son of Man" to something it is not strikes me as not understanding why Jesus would call Himself "Son of Man" in the first place, that being because He was a man.
I don't think Jesus called Himself Son of Man because He was the son of man !!
You make it too easy.
Did Jesus not say at Nazareth:
"Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing".
NASB
Luke 4:21
What scripture?
Isaiah 61:2
Isaiah foretold the coming of the Lord.
Jesus proclaimed Himself that Lord.
Those who heard him in the synagogue wanted to stone Him because they knew what it meant.
This is another central problem with the Trinity doctrine, the tangle that is created with going beyond "God is the head of Christ" imo, because now you gotta make Mary holy, too, see, and it just perpetuates out from there, you end up with something...perpetual
You haven't clearly presented any problem, so far.
I don't understand why you bring Mary up.
God IS the head of Christ.