tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13948933.post6543992129155762006..comments2024-02-18T08:38:49.284-06:00Comments on Theological Meditations: John Owen (1616–1683) on Regeneration in the Old TestamentTony Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02102293843397809802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13948933.post-80828439301052656522008-03-27T04:38:00.000-05:002008-03-27T04:38:00.000-05:00Hi Martin,He's clearly bringing up John 3 as a pro...Hi Martin,<BR/><BR/>He's clearly bringing up John 3 as a proof-text, so that constitutes his scriptural support. He's saying that Jesus' rebuke of Nicodemus only makes sense if regeneration could have been known at the time of the rebuke and earlier. When Jesus was speaking to him, it was still OT times.<BR/><BR/>What contextual support is there for the theory that "it is not so much a rebuke of Tony Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102293843397809802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13948933.post-16094147244991854122008-03-23T17:31:00.000-05:002008-03-23T17:31:00.000-05:00Tony, I'm curious, does Owen cite any scriptures i...Tony, I'm curious, does Owen cite any scriptures in support of this? Its just that he seems to found the idea on nothing more than a deduction from his belief that, if this is not correct interpretation, there could be "no just cause" of Jesus' reproof. Well, it occurs to me that an alternative explanation could be that it is not so much a rebuke of Nicodemus' lack of knowledge of scripture but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13948933.post-68481384332761457322008-03-20T06:53:00.000-05:002008-03-20T06:53:00.000-05:00Here's the context of John 3:NKJ John 3:1-10 1 The...Here's the context of John 3:<BR/><BR/>NKJ John 3:1-10 1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him." 3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he Tony Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102293843397809802noreply@blogger.com