My Favorite Verses - Vol IV (Nov 16 to Feb 17)

John 10:30 … The ONEness we Are
(12/25/2016)
“The Father and I are ONE.”
~ Jesus (John 10:30)
Yes, Jesus was indeed referring to himself as a Divine Being in this verse,
and yet not in the sense most commonly (and most conservatively) believed … For
he was most certainly not equating himself with God (see Matthew 19:17, John
5:22, John 5:30, John 8:26-28, John 8:42, John 12:49, John 13:3, & John 14:28), and he
was most certainly not implying that he had been Divine since his birth (see John
8:40, Acts 2:22, Acts 17:31, & 1 Timothy 2:5), and he was also most certainly not
clamoring to be worshipped by his followers (see Mark 10:18, John 5:41, John 7:16,
John 8:50-54, & John 12:44
et al) … No, as Jesus told
his listeners elsewhere in
the Scriptures with both
regularity and vehemence
(a la John 10:37-38, John
14:20-26, & John 15:26),
he was indeed reflecting
the Essence of God in
every moment he chose
to “Love anyway” – a
choice we can all make,
and thus a Divine
Reflection we can all
choose to embody
whenever we wish (see
John 14:11-20 & Hebrews
4:15 et al) … Yes, Jesus
was One with the Father
during the vast majority
of his selfless ministry,
and it is just as possible
for us to become
similarly One with the
heavenly Father as well –
in every moment we
choose to act accordingly
(see John 13:15-17 et al).
Amen ... Let it be so.
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