One Being with the Father

John 14:6-11, 15-21

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father,

through him all things were made.

1 Samuel 9:15-17

1 Samuel 9:16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel. He will save them from the Philistines because I have seen the affliction of my people, for their cry has come to me.”

We believe in one Lord, JesusChrist,

the only Son of God,

There’s only one true King– one who stands in our place, facing our enemies for us, and who shows us what God is really like. He’s the one who wins the ultimate victory and brings God’s reign into our world.

Mark 8:34b-37

Mark 9:35b- “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”

Mark 10:43-45

of one Being with the Father

homoousion to Patri

homoousion- of one substance

Without homoousion: 

Christian theology is void of any power

There are no grounds for Christian salvation

There is no purpose to the church outside of a social club

of one Being with the Father (homoousion):

The being of God is present with the Son in the incarnation

The being of God is recognized in the Son in the incarnation

Luke 2:10-14, 18-20

10 But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: 11 Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:

14 Glory to God in the highest heaven,and peace on earth to people he favors!

18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told.

Matthew 27:54

John 14:6-11

6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

8 “Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who lives in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.

How do you know that Jesus is of one Being with the Father?

John 14:15-21

15 “If you love me, you will keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17 He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you. 21 The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him.”

The New Testament doesn't just bear witness to God's identification with us in Jesus– it also declares that God is still present with us through the Holy Spirit, who opens our eyes to see Jesus for who He truly is.