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Because Jesus is no longer on this earth, we can only read about the things that he said and did. However, before we begin to look at what Jesus has to say about the "Common Human Thought" statement, I want to point out the commonality between what Jesus says, and what the Bible says. This is important since all observations will be derived from what the Bible says.

The Bible is split into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament gives us history that took place before Jesus came to Earth, and the New Testament gives accounts of what happened once Jesus was born.

In the New Testament, we learn that Jesus knew, read, and approved of the Old Testament. He quotes it many times when answering people's questions, and, on many occasions, he says that he came to fulfill the prophesy of the Old Testament by doing God's will.

Many portions of scripture can be quoted on this. Here are two:



"Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,

'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people.'

Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the people in the synagogue had their eyes fixed on him, as he said to them, 'This passage of scripture has come true today, as you heard it being read.'

They were all well impressed with him and marveled at the eloquent words that he spoke. They said, 'Isn't he the son of Joseph?'

He said to them, 'I am sure that you will quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, heal yourself.' You will also tell me to do here in my hometown the same things you heard were done in Capernaum. I tell you this,' Jesus added, 'prophets are never welcomed in their hometown. Listen to me: it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land. Yet Elijah was not sent to anyone in Israel, but only to a widow living in Zarephath in the territory of Sidon. And there were many people suffering from a dreaded skin disease who lived in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha; yet not one of them was healed, but only Naaman the Syrian.'

When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with anger. They rose up, dragged Jesus out of town, and took him to the top of the hill on which their town was built. They meant to throw him over the cliff, but he walked through the middle of the crowd and went his way.

-Luke 4:16-30


"Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true."

-Matthew 5:17



The New Testament was primarily written by people who encountered Jesus. Some of them walked with him for years, while Paul encountered him briefly, yet supernaturally, after Jesus rose from the dead. But Jesus makes it clear that what is written came from him, supernaturally, through the power of the Holy Spirit. That's one of the things that makes the Bible different from other books. It was supernaturally written.

This isn't merely my view. It's my view because it's Jesus' view.

Here's some scripture that talks about this:



"If you love me, you will obey my commandments. I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you."

-John 14:15-17


"The Helper will come -- the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God and who comes from the Father. I will send him to you from the Father, and he will speak about me. And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning."

-John 15:26-27


"I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear. When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come. He will give me glory, because he will take what I say and tell it to you. All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you."

-John 16:12-15


"For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God."

-2nd Peter 1:21


"All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed."

-2nd Timothy 3:16-17



So because Jesus approves of the entire Bible, both the Old and the New Testament, I will reference both, as needed, as we see what he has to say about the "Common Human Thought" statement.




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