[wmfights]

They were told that their searching of the OT verses was in vain because they used them to attempt to gain eternal life and were ignoring Jesus, who was sent by the Father.

How can you miss "these are they which testify of Me."? The point is the very law they were searching gave evidence of who JESUS is.

You guys really need the Magisterium more than you can possibly know.

ROFLOL

You ask those with eyes to see to become blind so you can give them a cane. The words are right there if you want to see them, just ask the LORD to guide you.

[MarkBsnr]

All right, let’s examine it again.

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You search the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf.
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But you do not want to come to me to have life.

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Phrase 1: You search the scriptures.

Phrase 2: because you think you have eternal life through them;

Jesus is refuting the idea that you can have eternal life through the scriptures because of the phraseology. He is telling them that they are wrong.

He further tells them:

Phrase 3: even though they testify on my behalf you do not want to come to me to have life.

He is telling them the He is the Via to Heaven, not the scripture. The scripture gives evidence of Jesus, but only Jesus is the Way. You must come to Jesus, not Scripture.

Scripture is a map; the map is not the thing. Jesus Is. Scripture describes Jesus.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

You ask those with eyes to see to become blind so you can give them a cane. The words are right there if you want to see them, just ask the LORD to guide you.

AMEN.