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The One Verse that is Conclusive Jesus Christ is COEQUAL with the Father
“that all should Honour the Son just as they Honour the Father. He who does not Honour the Son does not Honour the Father who sent Him” – (John 5:23)
The Speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ. His words are very clear and plain to all who will hear them.
Jesus is here saying, that all people must Honour Him, in EXACTLY THE SAME way, as they do the Father.
The Greek adverb used here, “kathṓs”, has the meaning, “according as, just as, even as, in comparison”, which is to say, “EXACTLY AS”, with no difference between the Honour shown to Jesus Christ, and the Honour shown to God the Father.
The Greek verb, “timáō”, has the meaning, “honour, revere, reverence”
In the Book of Isaiah, we read:
“I am YHWH. That is My Name. I will not give My Glory to another, nor My Praise to engraved images” (42:8)
The Hebrew noun used here, is “kâbôwd”, which is used for, “honour, splendour, glory” (Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew Lexicon; Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon)
YHWH is clear, that He will not give His Glory/Honour to any other, as He has no equal, with any Created being.
There has, nor will be, ANY human, or angel, or other heavenly Being, that can ever utter the words that Jesus Christ has in this passage.
IF, as some suppose, that Jesus Christ is a “created” Person, by the Father, then He cannot in anyway, be EQUAL with the Father, because Jesus would be part of Creation, and the Father, as The Creator.
There is no other way that Jesus’ own words can be understood. That ALL humans MUST give Him the EXACT SAME Honour, that they give to God the Father. Not lesser in any way!
Further, those who do not Honour Jesus EXACTLY as they do the Father, these do not actually Honour the Father.
We also read in this verse, of Jesus being “sent” by the Father. Now, there are some who assume, that the one who “sends”, is “greater”, than the one who is “sent”. This verse as Spoken by Jesus Himself, shows this to be totally wrong, in His relationship with the Father. The “sending” and “sent”, with the Persons in the Trinity, are purely “functional”, as for purposes to be accomplished. There is not “primary” or “secondary”, in the Persons in the Divine Nature or Godhead.
In the Book of Revelation, we also see where Jesus Christ is COEQUAL with God the Father:
"And ALL of the Creation, which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, to Him Who sits on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and Worshiped." (5:13-14. so emphasized in the Greek)
Whatever is in the passage, said about God the Father, “ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever”, is EQUALLY for Jesus Christ. The Greek conjunction, “kai” (AND to the Lamb), is used many times “expressing emphatic assertion”, as in John 5:23, “EXACTLY AS”.
In verse 14 it also says that Jesus Christ is WORSHIPED TOGETHER WITH God the Father.
It is impossible, if, as some say, that Jesus Christ is “inferior” to the Father, or is “created” by the Father, for any of these passages to be true concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. What is very clear, is that the Father is ALMIGHTY GOD, and Jesus Christ is also ALMIGHTY GOD. The phrase in Revelation 5:13, “to kratos” (strength, might, power), “The MIGHT” (as in Isaiah 9:6, “’êl Gibbôr”, for Jesus Christ, and 10:21, for the Father, MIGHTY GOD), is used EQUALLY for BOTH the Father and Jesus Christ, Who are ALMIGHTY.
The teachings in the Bible are perfectly clear, to those who want to know the Truth. That, just as the Father is YHWH, so is Jesus Christ YHWH, and the Holy Spirit YHWH. These are the plain FACTS of the Word of God.
I cannot see how anyone can dispute the complete CO-EQUALITY of Jesus Christ with God the Father, from this one verse in the Gospel of John.
“that all should Honour the Son just as they Honour the Father. He who does not Honour the Son does not Honour the Father who sent Him” – (John 5:23)
The Speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ. His words are very clear and plain to all who will hear them.
Jesus is here saying, that all people must Honour Him, in EXACTLY THE SAME way, as they do the Father.
The Greek adverb used here, “kathṓs”, has the meaning, “according as, just as, even as, in comparison”, which is to say, “EXACTLY AS”, with no difference between the Honour shown to Jesus Christ, and the Honour shown to God the Father.
The Greek verb, “timáō”, has the meaning, “honour, revere, reverence”
In the Book of Isaiah, we read:
“I am YHWH. That is My Name. I will not give My Glory to another, nor My Praise to engraved images” (42:8)
The Hebrew noun used here, is “kâbôwd”, which is used for, “honour, splendour, glory” (Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew Lexicon; Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon)
YHWH is clear, that He will not give His Glory/Honour to any other, as He has no equal, with any Created being.
There has, nor will be, ANY human, or angel, or other heavenly Being, that can ever utter the words that Jesus Christ has in this passage.
IF, as some suppose, that Jesus Christ is a “created” Person, by the Father, then He cannot in anyway, be EQUAL with the Father, because Jesus would be part of Creation, and the Father, as The Creator.
There is no other way that Jesus’ own words can be understood. That ALL humans MUST give Him the EXACT SAME Honour, that they give to God the Father. Not lesser in any way!
Further, those who do not Honour Jesus EXACTLY as they do the Father, these do not actually Honour the Father.
We also read in this verse, of Jesus being “sent” by the Father. Now, there are some who assume, that the one who “sends”, is “greater”, than the one who is “sent”. This verse as Spoken by Jesus Himself, shows this to be totally wrong, in His relationship with the Father. The “sending” and “sent”, with the Persons in the Trinity, are purely “functional”, as for purposes to be accomplished. There is not “primary” or “secondary”, in the Persons in the Divine Nature or Godhead.
In the Book of Revelation, we also see where Jesus Christ is COEQUAL with God the Father:
"And ALL of the Creation, which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, to Him Who sits on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and Worshiped." (5:13-14. so emphasized in the Greek)
Whatever is in the passage, said about God the Father, “ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever”, is EQUALLY for Jesus Christ. The Greek conjunction, “kai” (AND to the Lamb), is used many times “expressing emphatic assertion”, as in John 5:23, “EXACTLY AS”.
In verse 14 it also says that Jesus Christ is WORSHIPED TOGETHER WITH God the Father.
It is impossible, if, as some say, that Jesus Christ is “inferior” to the Father, or is “created” by the Father, for any of these passages to be true concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. What is very clear, is that the Father is ALMIGHTY GOD, and Jesus Christ is also ALMIGHTY GOD. The phrase in Revelation 5:13, “to kratos” (strength, might, power), “The MIGHT” (as in Isaiah 9:6, “’êl Gibbôr”, for Jesus Christ, and 10:21, for the Father, MIGHTY GOD), is used EQUALLY for BOTH the Father and Jesus Christ, Who are ALMIGHTY.
The teachings in the Bible are perfectly clear, to those who want to know the Truth. That, just as the Father is YHWH, so is Jesus Christ YHWH, and the Holy Spirit YHWH. These are the plain FACTS of the Word of God.
I cannot see how anyone can dispute the complete CO-EQUALITY of Jesus Christ with God the Father, from this one verse in the Gospel of John.
