Help - someone who KNOWS their bible!

[Catsmeow]

I am completely at my wits end. Isn't there a scripture SOMEWHERE in the NT that says that if Christ is lifted up, He will draw all men unto Himself?

I cannot, for the life of me, find this verse.

Anybody out there ....know WHICH verse this is? HELP!

[IslandRose]

John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

[Khristeeanos]

John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

There is also this one:

John 3:13-16

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven

[Micah68]

Or how about investing in a Strong's concordance or a little electronic concordance? They really come in handy.

[Fiosh]

Hi cats,

I've learned not to assume things so......do you know what a "Concordance" is? I'm not being condescending; there was a time when I did not understand how to use a concordance.

It's basically a book of all the words used in the Bible, listed in alphabetical order; it gives all the passages where that word can be found. Strong's is the most popular.

You can also find concordances on line. An easy reference is "blueletterbible.com". You can type in a key word like "raised", and it will give you all the Bible verses containing that word.

If you already know all this just ignore me.

[JesusisGod2]

Hi cats,

I've learned not to assume things so......do you know what a "Concordance" is? I'm not being condescending; there was a time when I did not understand how to use a concordance.

It's basically a book of all the words used in the Bible, listed in alphabetical order; it gives all the passages where that word can be found. Strong's is the most popular.

You can also find concordances on line. An easy reference is "blueletterbible.com". You can type in a key word like "raised", and it will give you all the Bible verses containing that word.

If you already know all this just ignore me.

Along with E-sword, another good concordance is Bible-Gateway and can be found Here

Edited December 11, 2005 by JesusisGod2

[Debp]

Also, at Heartlight.org, you can type in part of the verse and the actual scriptures will come up for you. It's a great site for devotionals, etc, too.

[Iryssa]

www.biblegateway.com

My favourite site for this kind of thing...many versions to choose from, you can just type in a few words you know from the verse right in the first search box you see, or you can type the reference. Switch from viewing a single verse to the whole chapter with a click, and it takes as little effort to change translations. I give it two thumbs up

[Guest docboat]

e-sword is totally excellent. It is a "must-have" .... you can get all you need, and more, in modules and downloadable books.

[Bolts]

Hello Catsmeow,

The verse you are referring to has already been given, but I was wondering why you wanted to find that particular verse. I have always heard people use it out of context saying that if we lift Jesus up in praise and worship he will draw all men unto him. I have even heard people sing choruses in church with that interpretation in mind. It is in reality referring to the fact that when Jesus died on the cross at Calvary he drew all men unto him. There is no scripture that I know of that uses it in the context of praise and worship, although he will inhabit the praises of his people. Psalm 22:3 "But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel!"

I hope I was of some help to you.

SOo COol!!

Its great to know exactly what we're doing when we are doing it