Proof That Jesus is God the Father
There is much confusion today about who Jesus Christ was. When you pull all the Scriptures together on the subject, the confusion is over. Keep in mind that there is only one God or One Lord.
God the Father is a spirit (John 4:24). He does not have flesh and bones (Luke 24:39). Now, Jesus cannot lie, and He said no one, absolutely no one, has seen God the Father at any time (Titus 1:2; Heb. 6:18). But Jesus, who is in the bosom of the Father, has explained Him (John 1:18).
God’s word says Jesus Christ is the only one who possesses immorality in heaven at this time (1 Tim. 6:15-16). He is the King immortal, invisible, the only God (John 1:10; Eph. 3:9; Rev. 4:11; 10:6; Col. 1:15-16; Heb. 1:10, 2; 1 Tim. 1:17; John 8:19). The Bible says God gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist (Rom. 4:17). We know He was in the beginning with God, by reading John 1:1-5, and that everything came into being through Jesus Christ (Col. 1:16-17).
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a helper for him.” Jesus Christ was God’s helper and Jesus said that once He was no longer here in the flesh, the Holy Spirit would be that helper (Heb. 1:2; John 1:10; Eph. 3:8-9; Col. 1:16-17; Ps. 30:10; 54:4; John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7). Yes, God the Father made for Himself a vehicle in which He could walk, and through which He could talk and create things. He made Himself a body in His own likeness, His own image (Gen. 1:26-27).
“Behold I send My messenger before your face who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make ready the Way of the Lord, make His paths straight” (Mark 1:2-3).
The Lord who talked to Moses was Jesus Christ (Ex. 32:31-33; 33:11, 18-20). The Rock which followed Moses and the children of Israel was Jesus Christ, the Messiah (1 Cor. 10:4). The Lord Jesus appeared to Gideon (Judg. 6:14). Manoah and his wife saw the Lord and thought they would die because they knew they had seen God face to face (Judg. 6:22; 13:22).
King David called Jesus Lord (Luke 20:44). Doubting Thomas called Jesus Christ God, and as an Israelite, he knew there is but one God. Note: Jesus did not correct him for calling Him God (John 20:28).
Jesus told Philip, if you know Me you know My Father also, so now you have seen the Father by looking at me (John 14:7). Philip answered, “Lord, show us the Father.” Jesus said to Philip, have I been with you so long, and you don’t know who I am yet? If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’ (John 14:8-9)? Yes, Jesus is the Father. Jesus is the mortal body He used while on this earth.
Jesus said, “I and the Father are one and the same” and said He was the God of Israel (John 10:30-33). Jesus was clearly saying He was the one God of Israel and that is why the Jews wanted to stone Him (John 10:33). He said He was the I AM (YHWH) of the Old Testament (Ex. 3:14; John 8:58).
The Father is Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1; 5:1). Jesus Christ is God the Father. Jesus’ disciples fell down and worshiped Him after He rose from the dead (Matt. 28:9, 17). Jesus is the resurrection power (John 5:25-29; Ezek. 37:5; Job 12:10). The God of Israel with a loud voice is Jesus (Ezek. 43:2).
When Jesus asked Peter who he was, it was revealed to the him that Jesus is Christ (Matt. 16:16-17). In order to understand who Jesus is, it must be revealed to you. Jesus only discloses Himself to those who obey Him and put His words into practice daily (John 14:21). So, if you truly desire to know and see God, you must obey His son, Jesus Christ (John 3:36).
God operates through the Son in all capacities. Jesus Christ was born of flesh. He overcame the flesh by learning obedience (Heb. 5:8). He died mortally and was raised immortal. He is the first born into immortality of all that was created (Col. 1:15). In Revelation 4:11, Jesus is called our Lord and our God.
Now, if the Father is indeed the Son, then the Son could do nothing unless the Father does it. Whatever the Father does, the Son does. Whatever the Father says, the Son says because the Father is in the Son and the Son is in the Father (John 5:19-20). If the Father raises the dead and gives them life, then the Son would do the same (John 5:21).
Now, at the same time the Spirit of the Father was in Jesus, it was also in heaven. The Spirit of the Father was in all creation in the heavens and in the earth, whether visible or invisible. God the Father has always operated through His Son on this earth. But after Jesus returns and He is King over all the earth, the Lord will be known only by one name instead of two (Zech. 14:9 KJV).
Remember always, there is only one God (Zech. 14:9; 1 Cor. 8:4). God’s mystery is Christ Himself (Col. 2:2). Jesus is the image, or the manifestation of the one invisible God (Col. 1:15). The demons, as well as the followers of Jesus Christ, know that God is one (James 2:19). He is the only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords (1 Tim. 6:15). Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb. 13:8). One Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph. 4:5).