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Examine the Verse - John 20:30-31
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Examine the Verse
John 20:30-31
This verse is claimed to provide the basis of the Iglesia ni Cristo belief that
"Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God"―
not God the Son, and more so not God himself.

  And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
(John 20:30-31,  New King James Version)
 
  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 above verse, Apostle John explained the very purpose why the gospel of Christ was written.
2.  Apostle John clearly said "but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name". Thus, the very purpose in writing the gospel is for people to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the "Son of God" (not God the Son) so they may have eternal life in his name.
3.  Please note very carefully that Apostle John clearly wrote "Son of God" and not "God the Son". If Trinitarians insist that Jesus is "God the Son", then they are going beyond what is written (1 Cor. 4:6) in the Bible. The term "God the Son" can not be found in the Bible as the term is related to the doctrine of incarnation and Trinity which are not also found in the Holy Bible.
4.  Actually, there are 47 places in the New Testament where Jesus is given the title "the Son of God". By contrast, the term "God the Son" does not appear at all. Throughout the New Testament, the phrase "Son of God" is applied repeatedly, in the singular, only to Jesus.    The term "Son of God or Son of the living God" was confirmed by Jesus Himself: Examine the Verse - Matthew 16:15-17
 
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  John 20:30-31 in other versions of the Bible:  
 

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (King James Version)

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (New International Version)

The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.    (New Living Translation)

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