The culture of the established Christian church believes and teaches that both the Father and the Son are one Being in essence, based on certain biblical passages such as John 10:30 and John 14:7. In fact, this is what the doctrine of the “Holy Trinity” or “Triune God” promotes, which teaches—metaphorically and categorically—that there is one true God who eternally subsists in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The doctrine of the Trinity began to be promoted in the second century and was officially established as the sole biblical truth in the fourth century at the inception of the Roman Catholic Church as an institution. Subsequently, the Protestant Church during the Reformation also embraced and promoted this doctrine as the sole biblical truth.
Of course, we also believe in the existence of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, just as described in the Bible. However, the Scriptures themselves teach something different regarding the understanding and definition of the Godhead when we read them in context and literally, without the perspective and influence of the doctrine of the Trinity.
In this article, we examine 22 biblical passages that reveal who the Father and the Son really are, and what relationship exists between Them, according to the Scriptures. On this occasion, we will examine only the passages referring to the Father and the Son. (We will examine the passages about the Holy Spirit in another article.):
● Matthew 3:16–17
[16] As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. [17] And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son; I am well pleased with him.”
In this passage, we see that Jesus was baptized, and immediately after He came up out of the water, the heavens opened, and He saw the Spirit of God the Father descend and rest upon Him while His Father from heaven exclaimed, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Here we see that this voice came from someone speaking from heaven—that is, from God the Father. God not only spoke openly from heaven, but He confirmed that Jesus was literally His own Son, whom He truly loved (1 John 5:6–11). We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● 2 Peter 1:17-18
[17] Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice came to him from the majestic glory, saying, “This is my beloved Son; with him I am well pleased.” [18] We ourselves heard that voice come from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
In this passage, we see that the apostle Peter testified that he and the other disciples who were with him and Jesus on the holy mountain heard that voice coming from God the Father in heaven, which declared and confirmed that Jesus was literally His own Son, whom He truly loved. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, but equal in divine nature and power.
● Acts 7:54-56
[54] When they heard this, they gnashed their teeth at him and were filled with rage. [55] But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. [56] “I see heaven open,” he exclaimed, “and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
In this passage, Stephen, who was being stoned, testified and declared with his own mouth that at that very moment he saw heaven open and Jesus standing at the right hand of God the Father.
We can see that Stephen not only saw Jesus, but also saw the Father as a separate Being standing beside Him. It would be quite difficult to imagine that, in those terrible moments of martyrdom, Stephen was speaking metaphorically rather than about what his own eyes were actually seeing. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● Philippians 2:5–11
[5] Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus, [6] who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped. [7] Instead, he voluntarily emptied himself, taking the form of a servant and becoming like human beings. [8] And, appearing in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross!
[9] Therefore God [the Father] exalted him to the highest place and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [10] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth— [11] and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
In this passage we can see that Jesus, although He was God like His Father in nature and power, submitted Himself to the Father’s will when the time came, setting aside His position as divine Creator. He came and became human like us and lower than the angels, in order to redeem us from sin and condemnation by shedding His blood and dying obediently on the cross.
And because of the submission and total obedience that Jesus showed to the Father in the face of the martyrdom He was about to suffer (Hebrews 5:7–10), He was raised from the dead and exalted by God the Father, who gave Him the name and authority over every name and authority that exists (Acts 2:32–33; 5:30–32). In other words, God the Father granted Jesus the authority so that He might rule as Lord and God with full authority and power over all creation, in the name of His Father. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● 1 Corinthians 15:22–28
[22] For just as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. [23] But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
[24] Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. [25] For Christ must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. [26] The last enemy to be destroyed is death, [27] for God “has put everything under his feet.” When it says that “everything” has been put under his feet, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who has put everything under Christ’s feet. [28] And when all things have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will subject himself to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.
This is a passage written by the apostle Paul, which states that Jesus will reign when He returns until He has put all His enemies under His feet, including death. It goes on to say that God the Father placed all things under the Son’s authority (as stated in Psalm 8:6), except, of course, for the Father Himself, who gave Him that authority. And finally, it says that when Jesus has destroyed every ruler, power, and authority, He will then submit Himself and hand over the kingdom to God the Father, so that the Father may be supreme over all things everywhere.
We can see that the Father is not merely another Being, but that He is also superior to the Son, for it is God who gave Him the authority so that Jesus might reign and triumph over all His enemies, as stated in Psalm 2 and Revelation chapter 20. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● John 14:28
[28] (Jesus:) “You have heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, but I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
Jesus told His disciples that out of love for Him, they should rejoice that He was going to the Father, for the Father is greater and more powerful than He is. We see here that Jesus is saying that the Father is above Him in rank and position.
The apostle Paul wrote about this difference in rank between the Father and the Son in 1 Corinthians 3:23 and 11:3: “You belong to Christ, and Christ [Jesus] belongs to God [the Father]”; “Christ is the head of every man, the man is the head of the woman, and God [the Father] is the head of Christ [Jesus].” We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● John 17:1-5
[1] After Jesus said this, he looked up to heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you, [2] since you have given him authority over all people so that he may grant eternal life to all whom you have given him. [3] And this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. [4] I have glorified you on earth, and I have completed the work you gave me to do. [5] And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
Jesus prayed to the Father to glorify Him, for He had received authority from the Father to grant eternal life only to those whom the Father had given Him. Jesus further declared that eternal life consists in knowing and having a personal relationship with His Father—the one true God—and with Jesus—the Messiah of God—whom the Father had sent. Jesus continues to pray to the Father, saying that He, as the One sent, has fulfilled His mission; and He asked the Father to grant Him the same glory He had with the Father before the world was created.
We see clearly that Jesus was not speaking to Himself, but was speaking in prayer to someone else—namely, His Father. It would be absurd to think that Jesus was praying to Himself rather than to His heavenly Father. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● John 17:20–23
[20] “I do not pray only for these. I also pray for those who will believe in me through their message, [21] so that they may all be one. Father, just as you are in me and I am in you, let them also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. [22] I have given them the glory that you gave me, so that they may be one, just as we are one: [23] I in them and you in me. May they be perfected in unity, so that the world may recognize that you sent me and that you have loved them just as you have loved me.
In this passage, Jesus is praying to the Father for all those who believe and also for those who would come to believe in Him, so that all may be one and be in Them, just as He and His Father are one. And Jesus adds: “You in Me and I in You.” Many mistakenly believe, upon reading this in John 10:30 and 14:8–11, that the Father and the Son are a single Being. But Jesus Himself clarifies this by saying that He gave His disciples divine glory, so that they might be one in the unity and nature of the Holy Spirit. That is why Jesus adds: “I in them and You in Me.”
The disciples were, of course, individual human beings; but at the same time, they were to be one in the unity and nature of the Holy Spirit who would soon dwell in them. Likewise, the Father and the Son are not a single Being, but two individual Beings; and yet, they are one in the unity and nature of the Holy Spirit who dwells in Them. We see here that the Father and the Son are two individual Beings with different ranks and positions, but equal in divine nature and power.
● 1 Corinthians 8:6
[6] For us there is but one God, the Father, from whom everything comes and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, that is, Jesus Christ, through whom everything exists and through whom we live.
The apostle Paul makes it clear here that there is only one supreme God—that is, the Father—from whom everything comes and for whom we live. And he also makes it clear that there is only one Lord—that is, Jesus the Messiah—through whom everything exists and through whom we live. In other words, Jesus is God’s Spokesperson and Right Hand, who obeys and carries out everything His Father commands and ordains. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● John 20:16–18
[16] “Mary,” Jesus said to her. She turned and exclaimed, “Rabboni!” (which in Aramaic means “Teacher”). [17] “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father, who is your Father; to my God, who is your God.’” [18] Mary Magdalene went to tell the disciples the news. “I have seen the Lord!” she exclaimed, and she told them what he had said to her.
We see in this passage that Jesus, in his glorious resurrected body, tells his disciple Mary Magdalene to let him go because he had not yet returned to the Father. He also adds that she should tell the other disciples that he had risen and was going to his God and Father. In other words, he declared to Mary that God was not only his own Father but also his own God. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● Revelation 3:11-12
[11] (The risen Jesus:) I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. [12] To the one who is victorious, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never leave it again. I will inscribe on him the name of my God and the name of the New Jerusalem, the city of my God, which comes down out of heaven from my God; and I will also inscribe on him my new name.
In this passage from Revelation, Jesus, in His glorious resurrected body, declares four times in a row to the apostle John that God the Father is also His own God. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● Revelation 5:1, 6–7
[1] In the right hand of the one seated on the throne I saw a scroll written on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
[6] Then I saw, in the midst of the four living creatures and the throne and the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. [7] He came forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one seated on the throne.
In this passage from Revelation, the apostle John recounts that the one seated on the throne held a sealed scroll in his right hand; and that a Lamb that had been slain was standing there, and he came forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one seated on the throne.
John testifies that he saw two distinct Beings, not just one, just as in Revelation 1:4–7 and 22:22–23. This clearly implies that it is the Father, Almighty God, who is seated on the throne and who hands the scroll he held in his right hand solely to Jesus. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● 1 Thessalonians 1:8–10
[8] From you, the message of the Lord has spread not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but everywhere; your faith in God has become so well known that we no longer need to say anything. [9] They themselves tell of how warmly you welcomed us, and how you turned to God, turning away from idols to serve the living and true God, [10] and to wait for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead—he who rescues us from the coming wrath.
In this passage, we see that the apostle Paul praises the believers in Thessalonica for their zeal in sharing their faith in God everywhere. And because of this, he recounts that many new converts never cease to speak of the wonderful welcome the Thessalonians gave to Paul and the brothers who were with him, and of how they turned away from idols to serve the Living and True God—the Father—and eagerly await the coming from heaven of His Son, Jesus, whom God the Father raised from the dead.
In fact, these brothers and sisters in Thessalonica confirm with their words that Jesus is the literal Son of the Living and True God—that is, of God the Father, who is also a living Being like Jesus. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● John 1:1-3
[1] In the beginning, the Word already existed, and the Word was with God [the Father], and the Word was God. [2] He was with God [the Father] in the beginning. [3] Through him all things were created; without him, nothing that has been created came into existence.
This is one of the passages where many fall into the error of believing that Jesus is the Supreme God Himself. An important point to keep in mind is that in the original Greek, the word *THEOS* means GOD. However, it can refer both to the Supreme God in terms of His rank and to a God in terms of nature and power—that is, to a Divine Being.
When we read this passage as a sentence, we can understand that the Word—*LOGOS* in Greek, which also means “Spokesman”—already existed at the beginning of creation and was with the Supreme God in terms of His position. It goes on to say that the Word was God. Yes, He was God; but not the Supreme God in terms of rank, rather God in terms of nature and power—that is, a Divine Being. And that is why the Word or Spokesman was able to create the world and everything in it. We see here that the Father and the Son are two individual Beings with different ranks and positions, but equal in divine nature and power.
● John 1:14, 18
[14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have beheld His glory, the glory as of the only-begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
[18] No one has ever seen God [the Father]; the only-begotten Son, who is God and who lives in intimate union with the Father, has made Him known to us.
Here we see that the Word, who is also the only-begotten Son of God, became man—or human—so that we might see the Father’s glory manifested in Him. We also see that no one has ever seen God the Father, but only His only-begotten Son, who is also God like His Father in nature and power.
Jesus was just as divine and powerful as his Father and came to reveal to us the Supreme and invisible God, whom no one has ever seen (1 Timothy 1:17; 6:13–16; 1 John 4:12). Jesus is not God the Father, but the true only-begotten Son of the Father (2 John 1:3). We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● 1 John 1:1-3
[1] What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our own eyes, what we have looked upon, and what we have touched with our hands—this we proclaim to you concerning the Word who is life. [2] This life was made manifest. We have seen it and bear witness to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made manifest to us. [3] We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
In this passage, we see that the apostle John confirms what we have seen in John 1:1–3, 14, 18, testifying in his letter that Jesus—who is the Word (or the Living Word) and eternal life—was with God the Father and was revealed to the apostles. And he adds that we must have fellowship and a personal relationship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. He clearly states, “and with his Son Jesus Christ,” meaning that Jesus is not God the Father, but the legitimate Son of the Father (2 John 1:3). We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● Hebrews 1:1-3
[1] God [the Father], who in times past spoke to our ancestors many times and in various ways through the prophets, [2] has in these last days spoken to us through his Son. He appointed him heir of all things, and through him he made the universe. [3] The Son is the radiance of God’s [the Father’s] glory, the exact representation of his being, and the one who sustains all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. [4] Thus he became superior to the angels to the very extent that the name he has inherited surpasses theirs in excellence.
In this passage we see that God the Father spoke to our ancestors through the prophets by means of his Spirit within them, but that now he speaks to all of us through his Son, who lives in us by means of the Holy Spirit.
It also states that Jesus radiates the glory of God the Father, for He is the very image of the Father in nature and power, and that therefore God created the world through His Son. Furthermore, it states that after redeeming us from sin, Jesus ascended and sat at the right hand of God the Father. God bestowed upon Jesus the name and authority that are above all that exists, including the angels. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power.
● Colossians 1:15–18
[15] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, [16] for through him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible—whether thrones, powers, principalities, or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. [17] He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [18] He is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in everything he might have the preeminence.
As we read and see here, Jesus is the visible Image of the invisible God—God the Father—whom no one has ever seen (1 Timothy 6:13–16; 1 John 4:12). Jesus is also the firstborn Son—that is, the first to be begotten or created by God the Father (Acts 13:32–33)—since everything else was created through Jesus and, moreover, created for himself.
It also states that Jesus is the first in all things—not only God’s first creation but also the first to be raised from the dead, for He was the first whom God raised from the dead through His own Spirit (Romans 8:11, 29). Here we can see that Jesus had a beginning of existence, unlike the Father, who has never died and has always existed (1 Timothy 6:13–16). We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, but equal in divine nature and power. Furthermore, we see that, unlike the Father, who has always existed, the Son had a beginning of existence.
● Acts 13:32-33
[32] “We bring you the good news of the promise made to our ancestors. [33] God has fully fulfilled this promise to us, their descendants, by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘“You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”’
In this passage, the apostle Paul proclaims the good news about the promise that God the Father made to the ancestors and that He fulfilled by raising Jesus from the dead, thereby begetting His only Son anew, as it is written in Psalm 2:7–8. Here we can see that Jesus was begotten—or created anew—after his death, unlike the Father, who has never died and has always existed (1 Timothy 6:13–16).
The Father is the one and only Supreme God and the source of Jesus’ very existence. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power. Furthermore, we see that, unlike the Father who has always existed, the Son had a beginning of existence.
● Revelation 3:14
[14] “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: This is what the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says.
In this passage, Jesus declares to the apostle John that He is the beginning of God the Father’s creation—that is, He is the Sovereign of creation since He was the first to be begotten by God Himself to create everything else, as we have already seen in Colossians 1:15–18. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power. We also see that, unlike the Father, who has always existed, the Son had a beginning.
● Genesis 1:1–5
[1] In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. [2] The earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. [3] And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. [4] God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. [5] He called the light “day,” and the darkness “night.” And evening came, and morning followed—that was the first day.
This creation passage in Genesis describes how the Light was created by God the Father in the beginning, and seeing that the Light was good, He separated it from the darkness. And God called this Light “Day” and the darkness “Night.”
In John 1:4–5, the apostle John wrote: “In the Living Word (Jesus) was life, and He was the Light of humanity. This Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not been able to extinguish it.” In John 1:9–10, he wrote: “The true Light, which enlightens every human being, was coming into the world. The One who was the Light was already in the world, and the world was created through Him, but the world did not recognize Him.”
In John 8:12, Jesus Himself declared, “I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life”; and in John 12:46, Jesus said, “I am the Light that has come into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.”
In 2 Corinthians 4:6, the apostle Paul wrote: “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” And in 1 Thessalonians 5:5, the apostle Paul wrote once again about this Light: “You are all children of the Light and of the Day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.”
All these passages we have just read imply that the Light—the Day—which was created by God the Father at the beginning of creation and which came into the world, is Jesus Christ Himself. In other words, Jesus—the Light—had a beginning, and of course He created this world and the rest of creation. And that is why the Word of God affirms that Jesus is the only Son begotten or created by God the Father, whom He sent into the world to give us Light and eternal life (John 1:14, 18; 3:16–17). We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power. We also see that, unlike the Father, who has always existed, the Son had a beginning.
● Proverbs 8:22-31
[22] “The Lord gave me life as the first of his works, long before his works of old. [23] I was established from eternity, before the world existed. [24] The great seas did not yet exist when I was born; there were no springs of abundant water at that time.
[25] I was born before the hills were formed, before the mountains were set in place, [26] before he created the earth and its landscapes and the primordial dust with which he made the world. [27] When God laid the foundation of the heavens and drew the horizon over the waters, I was there. [28] When he established the clouds in the heavens and strengthened the fountains of the deep; [29] when he set the boundaries of the sea, so that the waters would obey his command; when he laid the foundations of the earth, [30] I was there, upholding his work. Day after day I was filled with joy; I always delighted in being in his presence; [31] I rejoiced in the world he created; I took delight in the human race!
This proverb speaks of the Wisdom that the Lord God—the Father—formed and gave life to before the creation of the world. It says that Wisdom took pleasure in creating the world alongside God. It is significant that in 1 Corinthians 1:24, the apostle Paul wrote that Jesus is the Power and Wisdom of God. We can see that Jesus is the Living Wisdom whom God the Father begot in the beginning so that both might take delight in creating the world and all that exists. We see here that the Father and the Son are two distinct Beings with different ranks and positions, yet equal in divine nature and power. Furthermore, we see that, unlike the Father, who has always existed, the Son had a beginning.
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The apostle Paul warned his fellow believers that after his death and departure, false teachers would arise who would teach false doctrines, thereby distorting and corrupting the Word of God:
“I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from among yourselves, some will rise up and teach falsehoods to draw away the disciples after them.”
(Acts 20:29–30)
“Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but, following their own desires, will surround themselves with teachers who tell them the fanciful stories they want to hear. They will stop listening to the truth and turn to myths.”
(2 Timothy 4:2–4)
Later, the apostle John wrote in one of his letters about being careful not to follow false teachings from teachers who had emerged from the church of believers. He exhorts us not to trust in the teachings of men, but to let the anointing of the Holy Spirit that we have received from Jesus Christ teach us to understand the Word of God:
“I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. That anointing is genuine—it is not false—and it teaches you all things. Remain in him, just as he taught you.”
(John 2:26–27)
Praying to His Father, Jesus spoke these profound words in the presence of the disciples who followed and obeyed Him, to reveal to them the truth about the filial relationship He had with His God and Father:
“At that moment Jesus, filled with joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for such was your good pleasure.
‘My Father has entrusted all things to me. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’”
(Luke 10:21–22)
If we carefully examine each of the biblical passages selected in this writing, we can see that the Scriptures generally do not support the metaphorical doctrine of the Trinity, which teaches that “there is only one God, yet there are three.” The essence of this doctrine is purely dogmatic and lacks any logic, making it very difficult to understand.
What we do see in the Scriptures is that the Father and the Son are two individual Beings with free will and freedom of movement and expression. We also see that God is superior to Jesus in terms of rank and existence, although both are equal in terms of divine nature and power.
Jesus Christ is literally the only Son of God the Father in terms of His gender, since He is the first divine Being to be begotten or created by the Father—both in creation and in the resurrection. From the very beginning, God the Father gave authority to His Son so that He might create everything else that exists both in heaven and on earth. And after raising Him from the dead and giving Him life, the Father gave authority to His Son so that He might be our Lord and God, as well as the Judge and Ruler of all creation.
Jesus Christ is not only our Lord but also our Mighty God (Acts 2:36; Isaiah 9:6); whom we also worship in the same way that we worship the Father (John 4:23–34; 20:26–29). The one and only Supreme and Almighty God is the Father, who is also the God and Father of our God and Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3–4; Ephesians 1:17).
We encourage you to draw near to God our Father and to Jesus our Lord by praying and meditating on these Bible passages you have just read, so that the Holy Spirit may grant you the understanding necessary to comprehend and receive the biblical truth about the beautiful father-son relationship between God the Father and His Son Jesus.
