Why did Jesus say, “The Father is greater than I” in John 14:28? | GotQuestions.org

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October 18, 2024

In what way was Jesus less than the Father? Why would Jesus say, “The Father is greater than I.” In this video, Pastor Nelson answers your question: If Jesus was God, why did He say, “The Father is greater than I” in John 14:28? *** Source Article: https://www.gotquestions.org/father-greater-i.html *** Check out, Bible Munch! @BibleMunch https://www.youtube.com/BibleMunch *** Recent Bible Munch Videos: James 1:2-4 - How to Face Trials in Life & Find Joy https://youtu.be/MnxnQ92ikYk John 4:24 - Is there a wrong way to worship? https://youtu.be/spWZfc2pje4 Philippians 4:13 - What this misused verse really means. https://youtu.be/6DlZAWOvSDU *** Recommended Book: God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ By: Stephen J. Wellum, John S. Feinberg https://bit.ly/3xXDcKR *** Related Questions: If Jesus is God, why did He say that the Father is the only true God in John 17:3? https://www.gotquestions.org/the-only-true-God.html If Jesus was God, why did He say "No one is good but God alone"? https://www.gotquestions.org/good-God-alone.html Is it really possible for Christians to do greater works than Jesus? https://www.gotquestions.org/greater-works.html Intro/Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Note: Some links may be affiliate links that cost you nothing, but help us share the word of God.

00:00: In today's video, I'll answer your question, If Jesus was God, why did He say,
00:05: The Father is greater than I, in John 14, verse 28? Then afterward, as always,
00:11: I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. Jesus said,
00:22: The Father is greater than I, in John 14, verse 28, to His troubled disciples on the night of His arrest.
00:30: Jesus had announced His imminent departure, and this puzzled them. Jesus tells them, You heard
00:35: Me say, I am going away, and I am coming back to you. If you loved Me, you would be glad that I am going to the
00:42: Father, for the Father is greater than I, John 14, verse 28. So, if they truly loved
00:49: Him, they would have rejoiced that He is going to the Father. Jesus had already promised that He would go and prepare a place for them in His Father's house, verse 2.
01:00: He also promised that He would come back and take them to be with Him forever, verse 3.
01:06: This should have been a cause for joy. Another cause for joy is that the Father is greater than I, verse 28.
01:14: John 14, verse 28, is often taken out of context to allege that Jesus is not
01:20: God. If Jesus is God, the critics say, how is the Father greater than He?
01:25: The apostle John, however, insists that Jesus is God, multiple times.
01:31: John also insists that Jesus was obedient to His Father. How do we resolve this perceived difficulty?
01:38: Arians deny that Jesus is fully God, while Gnostics deny that Jesus is fully human.
01:44: Both positions are unacceptable. Jesus is fully God and fully man. What, then, does
01:50: Jesus mean when He says, the Father is greater than I? First, the doctrine of the
01:56: Incarnation teaches that Jesus emptied Himself by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men, and being found in human form.
02:06: He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross,
02:12: Philippians 2, verses 7 -8. Thus, for a little while, Hebrews 2, verse 9, the
02:18: Father was greater in glory and exaltation. The Father was greater in that He was not subject to pain and illness and death.
02:27: The Son was. The Father was greater in that He did not live in weariness and poverty and humiliation.
02:33: The Son did. The greatness spoken of in this verse relates to role, not essence.
02:40: Second, the doctrine of eternal sonship teaches that the Father begat the Son. This is a difficult doctrine to grasp, but the
02:48: Bible repeatedly affirms that Jesus had no beginning. In other words, there was never a time when
02:55: Jesus was not. To claim otherwise is to fall into the heresy of Arianism.
03:01: Jesus has always existed. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
03:07: Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.
03:15: John 1, verses 1 -3. In John 1, verse 14, John writes that the
03:22: Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory—glory as of the only
03:28: Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Jesus did not cease from being
03:34: God. He simply took on human flesh, yet without sin Hebrews 4, verse 15.
03:40: This is the most incredible moment in history. The omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent Son of God assumed a human nature and lived as one of us.
03:51: He was God and man at the same time. Since Jesus always had a deep and intimate relationship with the
03:58: Father, the disciples should have rejoiced that the Son was returning home. Jesus would leave behind all pain and sorrow of this world and regain the glory that He had with the
04:08: Father before the creation of the world. If the disciples loved Him, they would be glad for Him.
04:15: But His going home was for the disciples' benefit too, because once in heaven, Jesus would send the promised
04:20: Holy Spirit to be with them forever. John 14, verses 15 -31.
04:26: We should praise God for the love that exists between the Father and the Son, a love that was on full display when
04:33: Jesus endured the shame of the cross for our sins. Want to learn more?
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