***What Does John 17:3 TRULY Mean?
Here is John 17:3 from the KJV. “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
Jesus says that the Father is the ONLY TRUE God!
But what did Jesus truly mean? I believe that John 17:3 was INCORRECTLY translated in the King James Version of the Bible, abbreviated as KJV. And it should say, “…the ONLY TRUTHFUL God…”
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Almighty God the Father is the ONLY TRUTHFUL God!
And
Jesus is the first FAITHFUL and TRUTHFUL Witness!
Let us begin this verse study by reading a more CORRECT translation of John 17:3, and then I will explain why it should have been translated in this way. I will emphasize the words referring to the Son of MAN, Jesus in yellow. And the words referring to Almighty God, the God of Jesus, will be highlighted in orange. The words highlighted in blue refer to the TRUTH and to the GLORIFIED Son of MAN after the cross and resurrection.
A more correct translation of John 17:1-4.
“These words were spoken by Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and he said, Father, the hour is come; GLORIFY Your Son, THAT Your Son also may glorify You:
John 17:2. According as, You GIVE to him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as You have given him.
John 17:3. And THIS is life eternal, THAT they might know YOU the ONLY TRUTHFUL God, AND Jesus Christ, whom You have COMMISIONED.
John 17:4. I have glorified You on the earth: I have finished the work which You gave me to do.”
Jesus teaches us in John 4:34,35 that his work was to FINISH the work of Yahweh, the Father, and to do or obey all of His will. And the CORE part of that work is to bring in the HARVEST.
For you see, Yahweh prophesied in Genesis 1:26,27 of His Messiah working together with Him to make man in their own image. Notice that the LITERAL translation of verse 27 says, “He is CREATING the Aleph Tav HUMAN in His IMAGE.”
In other words, God needed to make His Messiah as His human Son first. And then make His HUMAN Son in His own expressed image. And now God is conforming us who believe in the IMAGE of His now GLORIFIED human Son, so that Jesus might be the FIRSTBORN among many BRETHREN, according to Romans 8:29.
So then, why did Jesus show us that Almighty God the Father is the only TRUTHFUL God?
When you understand that Satan is the god of this present world or present AGE, and that Satan is a LYING god, then you will see that Jesus is CONTRASTING his God and Father, the only TRUTHFUL God with the LYING god.
Now, according to John 8:44, when it is correctly translated along with many other passages of Scripture, Satan, AKA Lucifer, was NOT always a liar.
A more correct translation of John 8:44.
“You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and CONTINUED not in the truth, which is WHY there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: which is WHY he is a LIAR, and the father of it.”
Now, the first thing that you need to understand is the Lucifer was NOT always a MURDERER. For you see, why would Yahweh SET a “murderer” on a throne to be a god over the earth during the previous AGE of the earth? So then, the BEGINNING is NOT the original beginning in the eternity past.
But rather, the beginning is ANOTHER beginning or another FIRST. And that new beginning is called the FOUNDATION of the world or the founding of the AGE, which began around 12,000 years ago.
For you see, one third of the angels, or the Elohim rebelled and waged a WAR against Yahweh’s throne of authority BEFORE God created MAN upon the earth. And, according to Psalm 8:1-6, the REASON for WHY God created MAN and the Son of MAN a little LOWER than the Elohim was to STILL His ENEMIES.
And that is when Lucifer told his first LIE against Yahweh by FALSELY accusing or BLAMING Almighty God the He “created” the Elohim with a sinful nature.
And now, Yahweh is in the process of gathering faithful and TRUTHFUL WITNESSES to JUDGE Satan and his angels who followed him.
And Jesus is the FIRST faithful and TRUTHFUL witness, according to Revelation 3:14 and Revelation 1:5.
Let us read Revelation 1:5 first, so that you cans see WHEN the human Son of God became God’s first faithful and truthful witness.
Revelation 1:5.
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the FAITHFUL WITNESS, and the FIRST begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”
So then, it was AFTER the cross and resurrection that the human Son of God became God’s first faithful witness. Now let us read Revelation 3:14 so that you can see that the HUMAN Son of MAN, Jesus, is the BEGINNING of the CREATION of Yahweh, the Father.
Revelation 3:14.
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things said the Amen, the FAITHFUL and TRUTHFUL, the BEGINNING of the CREATION of God;”
In other words, Jesus is the FIRST of God’s NEW CREATURES who He created in His IMAGE, the FIRSTBORN from the dead, the FIRSTBORN among many BRETHREN, the FIRSTBORN of every CREATURE, according to Colossians 1:12-23.
Also, notice that Jesus said in John 17:3, “And THIS is ETERNAL LIFE!” What is eternal life? That we might KNOW the FATHER who is the ONLY TRUTHFUL God. And that we might ALSO KNOW His Son Jesus whom He COMMISSIONED.
The Greek word “ginōskō”, Strong’s number G1097 that is translated as that you might “KNOW” the Father and His Son in the same Greek word found in Matthew 1:25.
Matthew 1:25.
“And KNEW her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: (The Greek word “ginōskō”, Strong’s number G1097) and he called his name JESUS.”
So then, while this Greek word does indeed mean to UNDERSTAND, it ALSO means to KNOW both the Father and His Son by being united as ONE in agreement as a man and women are ONE in marriage.
Jesus teaches us in John 17:11-26 that WE who believe in Jesus shall be made ONE with God, even as, or in the same way that the Father and Jesus are ONE.
So then, if we desire to receive eternal life at the coming of Jesus, then we MUST believe in BOTH, the Father AND the Son, according to 2 John 1:9. For you see, if we do NOT have the Son, then NEITHER do we have the Father, according to 1 John 2:22-26 and John 5:22-27.
In conclusion of this verse study of John 17:3, I would like to point out that there are several Greek words that are “translated” as the English word “TRUE”. And there are also several “forms” of the Greek root word “alēthēs”, Strong’s number G227, which means not concealing or hiding the TRUTH.
And the Greek word used in John 17:3, the ONLY TRUTHFUL God, and Revelation 3:14, the faithful and TRUTHFUL witness, as well as many other verses of Scripture, is “alēthinos”, Strong’s number G228, which means TRUTHFUL.
Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines the Greek word “alēthinos”.
G228
ἀληθινός
alēthinos
al-ay-thee-nos’
From G227; truthful: – true.
Total KJV occurrences: 27.
And here is WHY God MADE or created His Son, Jesus.
Psalm 8:5,6.
“For You have MADE him a little lower than the angels, and (You) have CROWNED him with glory and honor.
6. You MADE him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet:”
In other words, the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands. And the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels. For a deeper understanding of this WAR that Lucifer and one third of the angel waged against the throne of Almighty God, please read the studies under the subject category called >>> Q-0 Why Are We Here? Is God at WAR? <<<
More studies are coming in this SHORTER Biblical Unitarian view of who Jesus is according to the WHOLE word of God. If you have a PARTICULAR verse of Scripture that you would like to know the sound Biblical Unitarian meaning, then please email me at MarkatAMatterOfTruth@Gmail.com and let me know.
For further and more in-depth studies on this subject of Jesus being created to STILL the enemies of Yahweh, please read the studies called D-25. A NEW LOOK at JOHN 1:1-In the BEGINNING, and D-28. The PRE-ADAMIC LUCIFERIAN FLOOD!
Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus. So, for ALL of the studies on the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus, please click on the subject heading >>> D-0. THE BIBLICAL UNITARIAN VIEW of JESUS! <<<
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Your brother in our Lord Jesus Christ,
Brother Mark.
My heartfelt prayer is that all Christians RETURN to the TRUE FOUNDATION of the church that is taught by the very Apostles of Jesus in the first century. So let us all come into the UNITY of the faith and return to what Jesus and his Apostles taught us in SIMPLICITY in the New Testament.
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VERSES USED TO TEACH THAT JESUS PREEXISTED!
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Thanks again for reading and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the truth of the whole word of Almighty God.
Your Brother in our Lord Jesus Christ,
Brother Mark.
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