The Unique Relationship between the Father and the Son in the Gospel of John -- By: Bartel Elshout
Journal: Puritan Reformed Journal
Volume: PRJ 03:1 (Jan 2011)
Article: The Unique Relationship between the Father and the Son in the Gospel of John
Author: Bartel Elshout
PRJ 3:1 (January 2011) p. 41
The Unique Relationship between the Father
and the Son in the Gospel of John
In the last issue of PRJ, we printed an article by Bartel Elshout, “The Father’s Love for His Son.” This article provides the scriptural support for that article as drawn from the Gospel of John. The passages regarding this special relationship between the Father and the Son are listed in the order in which they occur in the Gospel of John.
Headings under which the Passages are Organized
- The Son is the Word (Logos) of the Father
- The Son is equal to the Father
- The Son engages in face-to-face communion with the Father
- The Son’s personality is distinct from the Father’s personality
- The Son is eternally begotten by the Father
- The Son is the revelation of the Father
- The Son declares who His Father is (He is the exegesis of the Father)
- The Son is the Father’s gift to man
- It is the Father’s will to give eternal life to those who believe on His Son
- The Son has been sent by the Father
- The Father loves the Son
- The Father has committed all things into the hands of His Son
- The Father’s wrath burns against those who reject His Son
- It is the Son’s delight to do His Father’s will
- The Son does His Father’s work
- The Father fully communicates His heart to His Son
- Men are duty-bound to honor the Son as they honor the Father
- To hear the Son is to believe on the Father
- The Son has life in Himself in the same capacity as the Father has life in Himself
- The Father bears witness to His Son
PRJ 3:1 (January 2011) p. 42
- The Son represents the Father
- The Father has sealed the Son
- It pleases the Father when men believe on His Son
- The Father has given the elect to His Son
- The Father draws sinners to His Son
- Only the Son has truly seen the Father — and knows Him fully
- The Son lives by the Father
- The Son communicates the Word of His Father to His people — and to the world
- Children of the Father love the Son
- The Son honors the Father
- The Father honors the Son
- The Father and the Son know each other mutually and exhaustively
- The Father has sanctified the Son — set Him apart for a special purpose
- The Father and the Son mutually indwell each other
- The Father always hears the Son
- The Father is glorified in the SonYou must have a subscription and be logged in to read the entire article.visitor : : uid: ()
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