38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters [...]
39 Thus they were defiled by their own works,
Not only does the "our Father who is in heaven" prayer encapsulate the gospel, it also supports the fact that there is only One worker, participant, servant in this gospel - the One and Only God Almighty Most High. God had His will in heaven and on earth when He established His kingdom on earth without leaving heaven.
He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” 2 Samuel 7
It was our Creator Himself who came down to earth; something that first has to be believed to then be revealed and understood. That is why we have to hear the Gospel (good news) and believe to be saved.
The bible makes clear, again and again, how the Father is in the Son and the Son is also in the Father even though the Son was on earth speaking.
Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. John 14.11
This is of course a spiritual teaching which can only be known about and understood after we have been born again of the Spirit of God, which happens after we have heard and believed the gospel. The bible refers to this specific revelation as the Son revealing the Father to whom He chooses.
All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” Luke10.22
Likewise, of course, the Father also reveals the Son:
But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. Matthew 16
In John 3,13 Jesus told Nicodemus that He was in heaven and on earth at the same time:
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
Why is it so important for Jesus that we believe that "He is in the Father and the Father in Him?", He went as far as to say that if we could not believe His words, then at least believe it based on the [good] works He did: "or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves"; which are of course proof that Jesus is God Most High on earth, as only one is good and that is God Himself.
Jesus wanted to show those who had spiritual ears to hear and spiritual eyes to see that it was God Almighty Most High who had come down to earth. Remember, Thomas was unable to believe it without seeing evidence. Yet Jesus told Him that only those who have not had evidence and still believe will be blessed.
Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20
So why is it so important to believe that God Most High came to earth? Let us take a look at the "our Father who is in heaven" prayer in Matthew 6:
Our Father in heaven,Our Father God Most High, sanctified, set apart His name.
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’ 21 But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. Ezekiel 36
He sanctified Himself and came to earth:
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
You see, God sanctified Himself (John 17.19), came to earth veiled in a flesh body (because no one can see God in all His glory and live) dwelled among us.
He dwelled among us and spoke Truth
That is what is meant by the "Word of God" becoming flesh. It is not a separate entity as trinitarians and unitarians have you to believe. It is God Almighty becoming flesh and speaking Truth, so that whoever hears and believes, shall be saved. That is how God reconciles us back to Himself : Hearing the gospel and believing it.
I will come again and receive you to Myself; John 14.3
Unfortunately the Son has not yet revealed who the Father is to religious people, those who love their religion more than God; these people see Father/Son as two separate entities, which is antiChrist spirit doctrine (please see this post for more detail).
But Jesus is very clear that the flesh is good for nothing at all John 6.63 yet it is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh was used so that God Most High could offer the final sacrifice of His holy blood (Acts 20.28) to bring forgiveness of our sins. He did this because He didn't delight in sacrifices and burnt offerings, He delights in mercy and wanted to put an end to all the sacrifices, which was accomplished by His final self sacrifice (the Love of God).
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:13
That is why Jesus spoke in two parallel ways, the double edged sword: Those who were carnally minded continued to see Jesus as just a son of man, a son of Mary and Joseph; yet those who believed that He was the Christ, the Saviour of the world (John 4,42) who had come from above (Luke1.35) to those people Jesus revealed Himself as the the Son of God, meaning God in the flesh.
But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. Matthew 16
What about you? Do you believe that God Almighty Most High humbled Himself to earth, as a baby all the way to the death at the cross?
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2.8
Or is this foolishness to you?
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.1 Corinthians 2
I hope not, because "the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1
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