Jesus Submits
Jesus, the Son of God, Submits to His Father
Why would Jesus, the son of God, need to submit if he were equal to God or if he were God? Jesus knew his place in relation to his Father. As a result, he did not try to take more authority than was given to him.
Why did the Jesus Submit?
Jesus willingly submitted to his Father because his Father was a higher power and obviously had more authority. He acknowledged this fact and knew his place.
Jesus only spoke and acted as God inspired him. He humbly acknowledged that he could do nothing on his own. Jesus repeatedly stated that he could do nothing on his own initiative, but spoke only those things as the Father taught him. Again, Jesus emphatically confessed that he could do nothing without the Father. (John 5:19, 8:28-30)
Authority from the Father
Jesus possessed nothing in and of himself. He received his authority from the Father, from his God. Jesus understood that the Father is the giver and him, the son, the receiver. That authority Jesus received will ultimately be given back to the Father after the 1000-year reign. (1 Corinthians 15:20-28) (And an interesting side note, Jesus has the power to give authority to the church. Revelation 2:26)
Jesus had a Choice
Jesus willingly submitted to his Father. He had a choice to obey or disobey, follow his own will, or his Father’s will. This was not an easy choice, even for Jesus.
In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus wrestled with his own will to the point of sweating drops of blood (Luke 22:41-44). But, in the end, Jesus chose to submit his own will (his desire to reconcile man to God in a different way), to the Father’s will. He agreed to follow through with the Father’s plan and go to the cross.
Creator VS Created
Everyone understands that you cannot be the creator and the created. A father creates a son, and without a father, a son does not come into existence. Therefore, using the logical mind that God gave us, something created cannot be its own creator.
It is essential for Christians, followers of Christ, to understand who Jesus is and the different roles the Father and the Son have.
The Son Submits, Unlike God
The Father, who alone is God, submits to no one, not even to Jesus. On the other hand, Jesus humbly and willingly submits to his Father, and his God. He acknowledges the Father as being superior and that he, Jesus, can do nothing without the Father. Even after his resurrection, Jesus is still following his Father’s plan.
Can the Son be the Father? Even trinitairians would say no. This would make 3 gods.
So, can this same Jesus (the Son of God, Messiah), also be God? The Bible states over and over again that there is only one being that is God, and that is the Father. Jesus submitted to and accepted his role in God’s creation. Why do professing Christians have such a hard time accepting what Jesus himself accepted?
