April 04, 2005.
35. ONE OF THE OTHER. The Father recognized by the Lord Jesus as the source of life. Aptly called the living Father for He will never know death. The life eternal of the Father flowed into the being of the Lord Jesus until He was able to say that He lived by the Father. John 6:57 As the Father has ever lived and will ever live, so He has granted that same life to His Son, the Lord Jesus. That same spirit of an endless life illustrates the affinity, the unity that exists between the Father and the Son. John 5:26 Divisions pertaining to the Godhead in the body of Christ exist only because the complete revelation of the Lord is not sought after. His oneness and the triunity of the Lord are made plain in the scriptures if we will only take the volume of the book as our guide. All life emanates from the Lord, whether it be natural life or spiritual life. He is the author of life. Jesus gave His life that all mankind might have the life of the Father flowing through them unto eternal life.
I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE. Note carefully that He did not say the same person but one in perfect harmony, in every way possible. Jesus is the Son, born of the seed of the Father. Therefore we may expect Him to be identical to the Father in every manner. John 10:30 Jesus undoubtedly lived a very normal life in the home of Joseph and Mary. We are not made aware of any unusual spiritual activity in His life until the age of twelve. Then the vail is pulled back and it is apparent that all during His life the nature of His Father was at work in Him. He knew who He was and what His work would be. Dormant within His spirit entity was resident that spiritual wisdom and knowledge that would be expected of one who was the Son of God. He sat in the temple in a question and answer session and astonished the attendants with His understanding and questions. Luke 2:47 To remain sinless and not to have committed the sins of youth there had to have been a knowledge of righteousness and purity resident within His spirit. More than all others He knew the difference between right and wrong.
IF YOU HAVE SEEN ME. You have seen the Father. John 14:9 Identical in every fashion and manner. Having the same characteristics, thoughts and purposes. Never a conflict or even the hint of a division. Jesus is the physical body of the Godhead. The father dwellt within Him. Therefore, those who looked upon the Lord Jesus had seen the likeness of the Father in Him. God is a Spirit. John 4:24 The word Spirit [pneuma, translates as being a breath of air, a breeze or even ghost]. Invisible to human eye, yet very definitely a part of life on this earth. That which is real is that which is eternal. The spirit nature will live forever, those who are born of the Spirit of the Lord, are with Him in heaven. Those who are not saved, in hell. Reality is that which is God like and everlasting. Our bodies are destined to die and corrupt. They are not in any manner equal to that which is eternal. The resurrected spiritual, eternal body, is like unto the glorious body of the Lord Jesus. The Lord, the spiritual, is the real thing. The Father is reality.