- Points Of Consideration:
-Our Lord Jesus Christ petitioned the Father to give Him the glory that they shared since before the timing of creation (John 17:4-5), thereby proving both to be co-eternal. The Son expresses having a co-eternal relationship with the Father (John 17:24). Notice also how God said in the Old Testament that He would give His glory to no other (Isaiah 42:8).
-The Son reveals an inextricable unity between Himself and the Father (John 17:11; 20; 22). Both partake in the same work. Both are one. If the Father and the Son are one by nature, then does this not imply the Son to be divine? Just as everything belongs to the Father, so everything also belongs to the Son (John 17:10).
-While the Father is superior to the Son in a positional sense, both are equal in essence. Both are divine. The Father and the Son share the same essence in deity. Jesus oftentimes spoke from a human standpoint, which should not surprise us because He is a composite being. According to John 17:25-26, Jesus reveals to us the Father. The knowledge and understanding of God transcends our mental faculties by an infinite margin. How could Christ reveal to us the Father if He Himself were not also God?
-The Son reveals an inextricable unity between Himself and the Father (John 17:11; 20; 22). Both partake in the same work. Both are one. If the Father and the Son are one by nature, then does this not imply the Son to be divine? Just as everything belongs to the Father, so everything also belongs to the Son (John 17:10).
-While the Father is superior to the Son in a positional sense, both are equal in essence. Both are divine. The Father and the Son share the same essence in deity. Jesus oftentimes spoke from a human standpoint, which should not surprise us because He is a composite being. According to John 17:25-26, Jesus reveals to us the Father. The knowledge and understanding of God transcends our mental faculties by an infinite margin. How could Christ reveal to us the Father if He Himself were not also God?
