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Examine the Verse - John 10:36
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Examine the Verse
 John 10:36
This verse is claimed to provide the basis of the Iglesia ni Cristo belief
that
Jesus is not an ordinary man but a very special Man,
who was sanctified; made Lord, Christ, Savior, Mediator and Judge by God.

  do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
(John 10:36, New King James Version)
 
 
So how can you say that the one whom the Father has made holy and sent into the world insults God because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

(John 10:36,  Simple English Bible)
 
 
[If that is true] do you say of the One Whom the Father consecrated and dedicated and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son of God?

(John 10:36,  Amplified Bible)
 
  Iglesia ni Cristo belief in God and Jesus Christ:
Iglesia ni Cristo believes in the absolute oneness of God, that "the Only True God is the Father" in heaven; The Father is the Lord God Almighty, the Creator of all things. God is Spirit, eternal, immortal and invisible; He is the God and Father of Jesus Christ and His Apostles; and that of Moses,
Abraham and the ancient Israelites.
Iglesia ni Cristo believes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. As the Son of God,
Jesus is a Man.  However, Jesus is not an ordinary man but a "very special Man",
who was sanctified; made Lord, Christ, Savior, Mediator and Judge by God.
 
  Apostle's admonition, warning and unique way of teaching:
1. No prophecy of scripture is a matter of personal interpretation. (II Pt. 1:20, NAB)
2. Do not go beyond  what is written. (I Cor. 4:6, NIV)
 3. We do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to us by the Spirit,
using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. (1 Cor. 2:13, NLT)
 
  Points to Consider:  
  1.  Notice that in the Lord Jesus Christ was Himself speaking in the above verse. The above verse clearly say that, "whom the Father sanctified (made holy or consecrated) and sent into the world".
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Please note very carefully, that Jesus was sanctified or made holy or consecrated by the Father and sent into the world.  Thus, Jesus is distinct or a separate being from the Father, who sanctified Him or made Him holy.  
3. THEREFORE, Jesus is not God or God himself but a very special Man who committed no sin (1 Peter 2:22). Being sanctified by God or being made holy by God is proof enough that Jesus is a Man―not God, because God is inherently holy.
 
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   John 10:36 in other versions of the Bible:  
 

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?  (King James Version)

 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? (American Standard Version)

can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said, "I am God's Son'? (New Revised Standard Version)

say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?  
  (American Standard Version)

do you mean to say to me whom the Father has consecrated and made his messenger to the world, 'You are blasphemous,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'? (Goodspeed New Testament)

You may use other version or translation of the Holy Bible.

 

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