Tag: with God

18.w. “Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”

John 17:1  When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

 John 1:1-3    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

 1 Peter 1:20   He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you

The life of Jesus was a manifestation of God’s glory, and the disciples beheld this glory (John 1:14).

The life of Jesus was a manifestation of God’s glory, and the disciples beheld this glory (John 1:14).

Jesus only ever sought the glory of His Father (John 7:18, 8:50).

God the Son seeks to glorify God the Father (John 12:28).

God the Father glorifies God the Son (John 13:31-32).

Jesus could not truthfully or sanely pray this if He were not Yahweh Himself, equal with God the Father. In Isaiah 42:8 and 48:11, Yahweh proclaimed that He shares His glory with no one. If God the Father and God the Son share their glory, they must both be Yahweh.

“He had one main petition: that the Father would receive him back to the glory he had relinquished to accomplish his task. This petition for a return to his pristine glory implies unmistakably his preexistence and equality with the Father. It confirms his claim that he and the Father are one (John 10:30).” (Tenney)

14.m. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”

John 1:14   And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Revelation 19:13  He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is living and active,

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”  What is this Word?  We know the Word was there in the beginning with God.  We know the Word was God. We know all things were made through Him.  Jesus said in John 10:30 “I and My Father are one”.  The Word is Jesus Christ.  Jesus was with God prior to creation.  Jesus is eternal.  Why would the Creator take on the form of a servant and allow being rejected, despised, beaten, and crucified?  There is no other reason than Love.  God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”  Out of love, He chose to redeem, forgive, and restore all of the lost souls who would believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  He alone is the one and only true path/way to eternal life in heaven.  Not because they are good enough or have done enough good but because they believed the opposite in and of themselves.  Their minds and souls were awakened to their sinful nature and the Holiness of Jesus Christ.  There is no amount of good works that can bridge this gap between sin and holiness besides Jesus Christ.  In simple terms, they surrendered to this fact and wholly trusted in Jesus Christ alone.  In this surrender and trust, they were forgiven, redeemed, and promised eternal life.  The life they live now is, or at least should be, in humbler service, honor, obedience, and faith to the only one worthy, Jesus Christ.  The Creator did not redeem us to be critical of each other but to love one another, to build one another up, to encourage one another, to help one another, to pray for one another, and to worship, glorify, and praise Jesus Christ together.  There ought to be no room in our hearts, minds, and souls for anything other than our love, trust, and obedience to Jesus Christ.