Father-Son Relationship (Part 4)

Christ's Submission to the Father
Given 13-Aug-05; Sermon #733; 42 minutes
By Mr. John W. Ritenbaugh

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Description:Continuing the Father-Son Relationship series, John Ritenbaugh asserts that Jesus Christ, after He was resurrected referred to His Father as "my God," indicating that the Father and the Son do not share equality, pre-eminence, or superiority. In other words, the Son, although sharing the Divine Nature of the Deity,is not a part of the Godhead. They are equal in kind, but one is clearly subordinate to the other. Christ was sent to do the Father's will, to testify of the Father and to die for our sins. The Son submitted totally to the Father's will, leaving an example for us to be a total living sacrifice to the Father. The Trinitarian term Godhead should have been translated Deity (or Divine Nature) in Colossians 2:9-or the Complement of the Father. Jesus Christ has unequivocably distinguished Himself from the Absolute Deity- His Father.

Topics:Adar, Christ's begettal, Church, Deity, Deuteronomy, Di-theism, Divine Nature, Do you see God?, Father, Godhead, Kadesh Barnea, Lines of responsibility, Nineteen, Numerology, Sacrifice, Trinity doctrine, Victory