The Unity of the Godhead. - Part 1

We see in great detail this unity of the Godhead outlined in the High Priestly  Prayer of the Lord Jesus in the Gospel of John.

  "the Glory of His Personal Greatness with the Father".

(John 17:1)

"With the Glory which I had with thee before the world was." That speaks of complete unity  He was the Christ, the Son of God. "He counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God"  It was His right.

The Gospel of John is concerned with the Deity of Christ.

Chapter 1. declares that in Him are embodied all the treasures of the Divine Wisdom, and all the collective thoughts of God see (1Cor 1 v24)

In Eph. Ch3 v11. Paul states that "All the eternal purposes of God were entrusted in Jesus Christ"  See also John Ch1 v1-3

In Heb. Ch1 v3. It states he was the radiance of His glory or the word rendered means  "He is the Beam of the Divine Glory".

We have never seen  the sun, but only its far-travelled ray, which left its surface some minutes before. But the ray is of the same constitution as the orb from which it comes; when you unravel its texture, you will learn something of the very nature of the sun; they live in perpetual and glorious unity.

When we think of these things we are reminded of the Scripture that no man has seen God at any time, yet He has been revealed in the Word made flesh.  

We hear our Master saying again the old, deep mysterious words: "I and my Father are one. We will come and make our abode"

When the Lord Jesus met the frightened women at the tomb on resurrection morning, He said, "I ascend unto my father and your Father, and my God and your God".   This term used by our Lord and as understood by the Jews, not only signified Divine relationship, but also Divine equality. Hence, on one occasion, the Jews sought to kill Him, because He said that God was his Father, making Himself equal with God.  See John 5:18.

The 2nd half of verse one says   -  

The exact representation of His nature.

Which also means  "The impress of the Divine Nature.  The illusion here is to the Impression made by a seal on molten wax; as the image made on the wax is the exact resemblance, though on another substance, of the die, so is Christ the exact resemblance of the Father in out human flesh. And thus He was able to say; "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father" The Life of Jesus is the Life of God

Next in Series - The Unity in Nature

Unity of the Godhead  - Part 1

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high. (Heb. 1:3)  Read  Chapters 1 to  2 :4  

Part 1 -  The Unity of the Godhead.

Part 2 - The Unity of Nature.

Part 3 - The Unity of Man.