Subject: Is it right to use the word "Trinity"? |
Bible Note: Johnny, The only perspective where Jesus Christ was any "less" than God the Father was in His humanity. When Jesus said, "If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I" in John 14:28, Jesus was not speaking in this verse about His nature or His essential being. If you remember, Christ said earlier that "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30). In John 14:28, Jesus is speaking from the perspective of His Incarnation- His humanity, when He says that the Father is greater than He is. Jesus Christ is equal to the Father in Godhood, but was inferior to the Father in His humanity. God the Father was seated upon the highest throne in heaven! His glory is uneclipsed as He is surrounded by neverending praise! However, the Son was despised and rejected of men, surrounded by enemies, and soon to be crucified. It is from this perspective, and this perspective only, that Jesus could say that the Father is "greater" than Him. Blessings to you, Makarios |