All right, let's turn back to
John 10. John 10. I want to ask us a question. I want to ask us a question. I believe every day that passes,
it's becoming more clear to me how important this question is. And I want us to answer it in
our minds. All right. Let's answer it in our minds. Who is Jesus Christ? This is a life or death question.
Why do we come to church? Well, it's the good thing. No, it's because I'm either going
to live for eternity or I'm going to die for eternity. That's why. This is a life or death question. Who is Jesus Christ? Alright, now let me ask you this. the son of God? Is he? You understand what I'm asking?
Where I'm putting the pause? Is he the son of God? Is he?
Was he begotten of the father. Was he? That's an important question,
isn't it? Our Lord asked those Pharisees,
what think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? And they said, he's the son of
David. And the Lord said, Then why did
David call him Lord? He said, If David called him
Lord, how is he his son? And they had no idea how to answer
that question. No idea. They had no idea what
to think about that. They could not answer this question. Who is Jesus Christ? Who is Jesus Christ? That's the
issue. The determining factor on whether
or not you and I are going to spend eternity in the presence
of God in His glorious kingdom depends on whether or not he
has revealed to us who Jesus Christ really is. You know how
we talk about some are going to be saved, some are not. Some are going to heaven, some
are going to hell. Doesn't matter what room you're
in. These four walls are not the
determining factor. Well, you got to go to church
here. That's not the determining factor. The determining factor on whether
or not we're going to spend eternity in the presence of God in His
kingdom depends on whether or not He has revealed to us who
Jesus Christ really is. That's it. He answers that question
very plainly, very simply, so that no man or woman is without
excuse. He was so clear This gospel is
a mystery, but he was so clear. It's a mystery that has to be
revealed, but once it's revealed, it's so clear, right? Right here in John 10, look at
verse 30. He said, I and my father are
one. What does that mean? What does he mean when he says,
I and my father are one? Hannah and I are one. We're married. You know that? We're one. She took my last name. We have children together. Our Lord said a man should leave
his father and his mother and should cleave to his wife and
they shall be one flesh. That's what he said and we are
one. We're one. But I am male and she is female. I am tall and she is short. I am old and she is young. You know it? That's not the kind of oneness
that our Lord Jesus Christ is talking about. He said, I and
my father are one. That's what he said. Not just
one in every way. one in being. Now, I want us
to go through some scriptures. I have only a few pages of notes. Sometimes I have a lot of pages
of notes, and sometimes I have a few. And we're going to turn,
turn, turn. Every now and then a message
requires turn, turn, turn. We're going to be in this Word
today, okay? It's not going to take too long.
We're going to be in this Word. And if you have never seen who
Jesus Christ really is. I pray that the Lord would reveal
that to me. I want to see it again today. I want Him to reveal it to me
today. I pray if you've never seen it,
He would reveal it to me. And I pray He would reveal it
to you today. I pray that God will reveal it
today. through his word right now that's
my prayer right now today this morning through his word right
now let's see who Jesus Christ really is let's begin with John
1 1 turn with me to John 1 1 if you have a Bible let's all
turn John 1. It says, In the beginning was
the Word. Who is the Word? Verse 14. And the Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. That
is Jesus Christ. That's who that is. So verse
one says, in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God all the way back in the beginning. Now God does not have an age
because there is no beginning. There is no point to start an
age from. But our minds can't comprehend
that. So for our minds, we're going to say it like this, they
are the same age. The father's not old, Christ
is not young. They're the same age, okay? Verse
one says, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with
God, and the word was God. He said, I and my father are
one. They are one in eternity. won
any turn. Well, Jesus Christ was born 2,000
years ago. No, he wasn't. Was he born? Yes. No. Was he begotten? Yes. No. All right, now turn with me to Deuteronomy
6. Deuteronomy 6 verse 4 says, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our
God is one Lord. One Lord. Well, that's not what
Genesis 1 says. Go over to Genesis 1. Genesis 1 verse 26 says, and
God said, let us make man in our image after our likeness,
us, our. Who are the us? God the Father,
God the Son, God the Spirit. But look at what it says in verse
27. So God created man in his own image. In the image of God
created he, him. It doesn't say God created man
in their own image, does it? It doesn't say God created they,
him. It says He. Who is that? Jesus
Christ. It's Jesus Christ, the Word. Okay, so Jesus Christ was with
God, the Father, when He made the world and when He made man,
He was right there with Him. Well, turn with me over to Hebrews
1. Hebrews 1 verse 1 says, God,
who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past unto
the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken
unto us by son, his is in italics, whom he hath appointed heir of
all things, son, by whom also he made the worlds. Son, Jesus Christ was not only
with God, Jesus Christ was God. Jesus Christ made the worlds
and everything that's in this world. Verse 3 says, who being
the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had
by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
majesty on high." Okay, so Jesus has a throne next to God the
Father's throne. Right? He sat down on the right
hand of the majesty on high. His throne is next to God the
Father's throne. Look at verse 8. Hebrews 1 verse
8. But unto the Son God saith, Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever. A scepter of righteousness
is the scepter of thy kingdom. The kingdom belongs to you. That's what he's saying. Jesus
Christ and the Father are one in the throne. That's what they
are. One in that throne. He does not have a smaller throne
sitting next to the Father's throne. He and the Father are one in
the throne. He said we're one. One of these
days when we are physically able to, we're going to see that throne. Can't imagine what it looks like.
And one of these days we're going to get to walk up to that throne
of grace with confidence that we're not going to be killed
because somebody's already made intercession for us. And when
we walk up to that throne, the person who's sitting on that
throne, the one we're going to walk up to is Jesus Christ. What's the, what's it going to
look like? There's going to be one throne and there's going to be
one man sitting on one throne. There's not going to be any confusion
about who God is now. Wait a minute. Which throne do
I go to? There's one throne. And they are one in that throne. Look at verse 10, Hebrews 1 verse
10. It says, and thou, Lord, in the beginning, that's the
sun, hast laid the foundation of the
earth. You laid the foundation of the earth. And the heavens
are the works of thy hands. You put the stars there. You
put the moon where it is. They shall perish, but thou remainest. And they all shall wax old as
doth a garment, and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up. And they shall be changed, but
thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. He's saying, he called him God.
You know, back in Genesis 1, it kept saying, God did this.
God did this. God did this. That's the Son.
The Son did this. And God said, that's the Son. The Son did this. Jesus Christ
and the Father are one in eternity. They are one in image. They are
one on the throne. They are one in authority. All judgment has been put into
the hands of Jesus Christ. That's what John 5.22 says. All
judgment. They are one in power. One in power. Our Lord said,
well don't turn there, Matthew 28. He said, all power is given
unto me in heaven and earth. All power. What he did not say right there
in Matthew 28 is, won't you let me? That's not in Matthew 28,
18. What he said is, I have all power
to control heaven. And I have all power to control
earth. Do you know who does that? God,
that's who does that, God. He said, I and my Father are
one, one in eternity, one in image, one in the throne, one
in authority, one in power. Now turn with me over to John
5, John chapter 5. John 5 verse 19. Then answered Jesus and said
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, the son can do nothing
of himself, but what he seeth the father do. For what things
soever he doeth, these also doeth the son likewise. Verse 30 says,
I can of mine own self do nothing. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment
is just because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the
Father which hath sent me. All right, now look at the chapter
before it. John 4, verse 34. Jesus saith unto them, My meat
is to do the will of Him that sent me and to finish His work. The reason that He can do no
other than the will of the Father is because they are one in will. They are one in will. Now, Hannah
and I could be one in will in the sense that we've talked about
it, and yes, we want the same thing. Or I could say, I'm not
going to make a decision on the wall color until I talk to Hannah.
But I could have a difference in will on it. And usually we
do. There can be no difference in
will because they are the same will. as though I was not in
the picture and Hannah was the only one in the picture. I can do no other than my father's
will. All I do, I don't do anything
without his will and the reason is because it's the same will. The exact same mind. It is the exact same purpose,
the exact same heart. They differ on nothing. Never have never will nothing. One will. What is that? Will look right here at John
for the end of verse 34 says to finish his work. That's what it is. To finish his work. The father
sent Christ to this earth to finish a work. The father wanted
that work finished. Christ wanted that work finished.
Christ finished the work. The work of saving souls that
they collectively purposed to save. It really is finished. I mean,
it's finished. Those souls are saved. And Christ
and the Father, they were one in that work. They were one in
that work. Now, I want to show you this,
okay? Go to Acts 20. Acts 20 verse 28 says, take heed therefore unto yourselves
and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made
you overseers. Now watch this, to feed the church
of God, which he, that's God, hath purchased with his own blood. God. God did it. God is the one who hung there
on that tree. Was that a man? Absolutely. That man is God. God purchased them. 2 Corinthians
5 says God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself. God. Jesus Christ and the Father are
one in eternity. They are one in image. They are
one in the throne. They are one in authority, one
in power, one in will, one in work. And this one is my favorite. This one's my favorite. I've
been waiting on this one. Go with me over to John 14. This is precious. John 14 verse 6, Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father
but by me. Now listen to his wording here.
Listen to how he says this. No man cometh unto the Father
but by me. If ye had known me, you should
have known my Father also. And from henceforth you know
him. and have seen him. Philip said
unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith
unto him, Have I been so long time with you? And yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen
the Father. And how sayest thou then, show
us the Father? Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself. But the Father that dwelleth
in me, He's doing the work." Isn't that amazing? He said,
the things I'm telling you, the Father's the one speaking. If you've seen me, you've seen
the Father. I and my Father are one. One. They are one in body. And now is God three persons?
Absolutely. Because Christ wouldn't lie.
Cannot lie. Are they one? Absolutely. Because
Christ cannot lie. In him dwelleth all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily. They are one in body. They're
one. Is God the Father the mighty
God? People know about Jesus Christ and then they think about
God the Father as being the mighty God. Is God the Father the mighty
God? So is God the Son. Now don't
turn, just listen. This is Isaiah 9, 6. Unto us
a child is born. That's Christ. Unto us a son
is given, that's Christ, and the government shall be upon
his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,
here's his name, The Mighty God, here is his name, The Everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace. A child is born, what's his name? The Everlasting Father. Who is Jesus Christ? He's the
mighty God. Is God the Father omnipotent?
That means is He everywhere? Is God everywhere? God is everywhere.
So is God the Son. He said in Matthew 28, I am with
you always, even unto the end of the world. No matter where
you go, I'm with you. No matter where you go. Hebrews 7 says,
He is able to save to the uttermost, Because He's in the uttermost.
The Son is. Is God the Father omniscient? That means is He all-knowing?
Does He know everything? So is God the Son. Look at John
21. We're almost finished. Look at
John 21. Verse 17, he saith unto him the
third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved
because he said unto him the third time, lovest thou me? And
he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things. I believe that you are omniscient. You know all things. Thou, you
already know that I love you. Thou knowest that I love thee. All things. Is God the Father
unchanging? Unchangeable. So is God the Son. Just listen to this. Hebrews
13.8 says, Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today
and forever. He changes not, that's why we're
not concerned. Who is Jesus Christ? The undeniable message throughout
all of God's Word is this, all men should honor the Son even
as they honor the Father. That's John 5.23. All men should
honor the Son even as they honor the Father. If they do, if they
do, if God gives you and me a mind and a heart and a desire to honor
the Son, I have a desire to honor the Son. And if He gives us a
desire to bow to God the Son, if He reveals Christ to us, if
He opens our eyes and gives us life to know who Jesus Christ
really is, then here is the glory of the gospel. Okay? Here's the
glory of the gospel. Look at John 17. Verse 11 says, And now I am no
more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come
to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine
own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one
as we are. Verse 21 says, that they all may be one as thou,
Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in
us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me, and the
glory which thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be
one even as we are one, I in them, And thou in me, that they
may be made perfect, spiritually complete, mature in one. And that the world may know that
thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. Verse 26 says, and I have declared
unto them thy name and will declare it. that the love wherewith thou
hast loved me may be in them and I in them. Just as the Father
and the Son are one, all who Christ reveals himself to, all
who gloriously get to see God the Son, Jesus the Christ, All
whom he reveals himself to, they're going to be with them in them. As he is, so are we. We have no idea. We read that
verse of scripture that says, it doth not yet appear what we
shall be. We have no idea. We have no idea. We try to think
of a better version of ourselves, don't we? It's going to be me
but without sin. Oh, we have no idea. We're going
to be in them. As they are, so are we. Can you imagine? It's glorious. Let's stand together and sing
hymn number 16, The Lord is King.