Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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Jesus saith to him: Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known
me? Philip, he that seeth me seeth the Father also. How sayest thou: Show us
the Father?
Here, Jesus tells the Apostles that when they see Him, they see the Father. Jesus
is the Logos, the image of His Father. Also, some theologians (a minority) think
that Jesus (before He took on flesh) has always been the member of the Holy
Trinity who, throughout history, appeared to and worked with men on the earth
(theophany).
Is Jesus saying that He and His Father look the same, or is He saying that when
men of old (like Adam, Cain, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, etc.) thought
they saw the Father, they were really seeing Him? Perhaps both? I don’t know for
sure, but consider these verses from John 1:18 and 6:46:
No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom
of the Father, he hath declared him.
Not that any man hath seen the Father: but he who is of God, he hath seen the
Father.
Today, we know Yahweh God (I AM) as Father, Brother, Spirit, Trinity, Creator,
Priest, Savior, Sustainer and heavenly Advocate. He is the Eternal One, the
Supreme Being, the Alpha and the Omega; He Who Is outside of time and
unaffected by its’ passage. When you think about it, isn’t that what I AM
really means? Could you describe Him any better? Why not give it a try? But right
now, please take a moment to give Him thanks and to praise His Holy Name.
A L L E L U I A ! (aah - lay - loo - Ya!)
Coming Up In Part 7: Yahweh’s Savior
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