Jesus Christ petitioned God the Father to give Him the glory that both shared since before the timing of creation (John 17:4-5). God the Son expresses having a relationship with Him from eternity past (John 17:24). Note how God said in the Old Testament that He would give His glory to no other (Isaiah 42:8). This splendor is inherent to who He is. If Jesus is not God, then how could He share that same glory? Who else could make God known to us bedsides Himself?
The Son reveals an inextricable oneness between Himself and the Father (John 17:11; 20; 22). Both have fellowship with each other. Both share the same divine essence. If the Father and the Son are one by nature, then is not the latter also fully divine? Just as everything belongs to the Father, so everything also belongs to the Son (John 17:10). While having different functions, the Father and the Son are co-equal and co-eternal. There is nothing one has that the other lacks.
Both share the same divine glory. Jesus oftentimes spoke from a human standpoint, which is not unusual because He is a composite being. He is truly man and truly God. According to John 17:25-26, Jesus Christ discloses to us who and what the Father is like. The knowledge and understanding of God transcends our mental faculties by an infinite margin. Only God has the ability to show Himself to us. Only God is capable of explaining His person to us.
The Son reveals an inextricable oneness between Himself and the Father (John 17:11; 20; 22). Both have fellowship with each other. Both share the same divine essence. If the Father and the Son are one by nature, then is not the latter also fully divine? Just as everything belongs to the Father, so everything also belongs to the Son (John 17:10). While having different functions, the Father and the Son are co-equal and co-eternal. There is nothing one has that the other lacks.
Both share the same divine glory. Jesus oftentimes spoke from a human standpoint, which is not unusual because He is a composite being. He is truly man and truly God. According to John 17:25-26, Jesus Christ discloses to us who and what the Father is like. The knowledge and understanding of God transcends our mental faculties by an infinite margin. Only God has the ability to show Himself to us. Only God is capable of explaining His person to us.
