While studying John 5, I came to a startling conclusion: every interaction with God in the Bible, including the OT, reveals the Son. It is the Son, executing the Father's will, who speaks from the Burning Bush to Moses, that eats with Abraham, that Isaiah sees in heaven, that speaks to the prophets, etc.
And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. John 5:37-40
Here are the basic scriptures for support:
1. We can't see God the Father, but we can see God the Son.
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:18
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:5
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. Hebrews 1:3a.
2. God, the Son, is the executor of God, the Father's will
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20
Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son John 5:22
3. The Son is the “I Am”, the God of Israel
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. John 5:46
For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
“He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[Isaiah 6: 10]
Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him. John 12:39-41
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. John 8: 58-59
Discussion to follow.
And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. John 5:37-40
Here are the basic scriptures for support:
1. We can't see God the Father, but we can see God the Son.
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:18
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:5
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. Hebrews 1:3a.
2. God, the Son, is the executor of God, the Father's will
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20
Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son John 5:22
3. The Son is the “I Am”, the God of Israel
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. John 5:46
For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
“He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[Isaiah 6: 10]
Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him. John 12:39-41
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. John 8: 58-59
Discussion to follow.
