The profound relationship between Jesus and God the Father reveals essential truths about salvation and eternal life. Jesus possesses extraordinary power from the Father, including authority over life and death and the power to execute judgment. Yet, even displaying that power on earth – people misunderstood Him. What can we learn about Jesus from the relationship He has with the Father?This relationship demonstrates complete dependence, mutual honor, and perfect submission. The Father testifies about Jesus through John the Baptist, miraculous works, and Scripture, which primarily exists to point to Christ.Â
Discussion Questions:
- What does it mean that Jesus has power over both life and death? How does this impact our understanding of salvation?
- How does Jesus’s relationship with the Father serve as a model for our relationships with others?
- What are the three ways the Father bears witness about Jesus, and why are they significant?
- How can we ensure we’re not just studying Scripture academically but actually seeing Jesus in it?
- What does it mean that ‘the plain things are the main things, and the main things are the plain things’?
- How does understanding Jesus’s relationship with the Father deepen our understanding of God’s love for us?
- What’s the difference between having head knowledge about Jesus versus truly knowing Him?
- How can we apply the concept of being ‘swallowed up in God’ to our daily lives?