58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
Does that require insight?
Yes it does.
Was Jesus referring to His Deity?
Or to His Soul, which was eternally being before Abraham was born?
For as the pre-incarnate Lord God of Israel he was always being two natures in union!
First thing! Keep in mind that God is "spirit." God is not soul!
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father
in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:23-24
Got that?
Yet, before the Incarnation the Lord God of Israel claimed to posses two natures.
One God! (Jehovah)
The other human! (Soul)
Knowing you are going to plug your ears and shut your eyes, I will say it anyway.
Say it for those who do have ears and eyes to hear and see.
And they began to remove the foreign gods from their midst and to serve Jehovah,
so that his soul became impatient because of the trouble of Israel. Jdges 10:16
Jehovah himself examines the righteous one as well as the wicked one, and anyone
loving violence his soul certainly hates." Ps 11:5
“Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons,
the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred
meeting. Your New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them.. Isa 1:13-14
The Son has always been a union of both Soul and Deity. Having a soul that is to be our interpreter of God for our souls.
Interpreting what our souls can not naturally perceive about God without His input making us able to relate to and hopefully understand.
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has interpreted Him
and made him known." John 1:18
I know you still might have no desire to get it.
For you know there are others who accept what you claim and you seek their approval.
But some here will get what I say.
For them I speak the truth...
Why not join them?
Ever read Proverbs 12:1?
grace and peace ..........