In the
days of His flesh Jesus spoke in various ways about the perfect unity which existed
between Him and the Father. Let’s see what He said: “I and my Father are one”
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Now in
order to explain to you this perfect union and collaboration which existed
and which still exists between the Son and the Father, I will compare some
verses of the Scripture with some others. |
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day Jesus spoke to the Jews about His resurrection in this way: “Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John |
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Jesus, in speaking to His disciples of the coming of the Holy Spirit, said: “But
the Comforter, which [who] is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (John 14:26), and also: “But
when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even
the Spirit of truth, which [who] proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify
of me” (John 15:26). Therefore, according to Jesus, the Holy Spirit would be
sent by the Father and also by the Son (however, the Holy Spirit proceeds
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● Jesus,
in speaking about His sheep, said: “And I give unto them eternal life; and
they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand”
(John 10:28), and in the prayer He addressed to God on the night He was
betrayed He said: “Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son
also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he
should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him” (John 17:1-2).
Therefore, the One who gives eternal life is Jesus. However, Paul says to the
Romans: “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans
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Jesus said: “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will
raise him up at the last day” (John |
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Paul says to the Romans: “Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ”
(Romans 1:6). Therefore the One who called us is Christ. However, Paul
himself in the same epistle says that those whom God foreknew “he also did
predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that
he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did
predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified
….” (Romans 8:29-30). Therefore we have been called by God and by Jesus
Christ. |
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Paul says to Timothy: “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled
me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (1 Timothy |
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Paul said to the elders of Ephesus: “But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course
with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to
testify the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24). Therefore it was Christ
who gave the ministry to Paul. The apostle confirmed this to Timothy when he
said: “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he
counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (1 Timothy
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