John the Evangelist underscored this point in his gospel, but there are many other fragments throughout the New Testament that show that the Christian church in the apostolic times did not doubt the divine nature of Jesus Christ. But is not John the only evangelist who says that Jesus Christ is equal to the Father? If so, does the central tenet of the Christian teaching rely on the text of this one Gospel?Ĭertainly not. Many more examples of the same can be found throughout the Book of John. Jesus does not correct Apostle Thomas who exclaims, having seen Him resurrected: “My Lord and my God!” Instead, he reassures him: “Because you have seen me, you have believed blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20: 28, 29). Having confronted His disciples, Jesus prays: And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. ![]() ![]() Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Phillip, one of Jesus’ disciples asks Jesus: ” “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answers: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. ![]() even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. “I and the Father are one ,” says Jesus in his encounter with the Jews. John’s intent was not just to report the events, but to convey his key message: Jesus Christ is not just a teacher, but the Son of God, equal to His Father in every respect.
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