John 1:14,18 (NKJV) 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…. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
John 14:8-10 (NKJV) Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
God spoke through the prophets in the Old Testament, and Jesus proclaimed the truth of His oneness with the Heavenly Father. God has taken the initiative to reveal Himself to us through the life and ministry of Jesus in the New Testament. When we find it difficult to understand God’s way, we simply have to look at the life and ministry of Jesus because Jesus has declared God to us.
Jesus is the exact image of the Father—they are One. Jesus and the Heavenly Father were in absolute agreement during Jesus’s ministry on earth. Nothing that Jesus ever did or said was unaligned with the Father. There is nothing hidden; everything about God has been made known to us, including His will. He has revealed what He would and would not do for mankind. Therefore, we can know what God will or will not do by observing the life and ministry of Jesus.
Acts 10:38 (NKJV) how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
The above Scripture shows how the triune God was working as One. God the Father anointed His Son Jesus with the Holy Spirit. Jesus went about doing good and destroyed the devil’s work because God was with Him. The Bible reveals what the works of the devil and the works of God are. The devil kills, steals, and destroys. In contrast, Jesus wants us to have abundant life. Jesus had compassion for the sick, the lame, and the blind; He delivered the demon-oppressed and possessed; He healed the sick and fed the hungry. He told us not to worry about what we eat and where we live because He fed the birds and dressed the lilies in the field. Therefore, He will meet all our needs according to the glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
If Jesus healed the sick, that means God heals. If Jesus delivered the oppressed, that means God sets captives free. If Jesus fed the hungry, that means God provides. If Jesus wept at a grave, that means God cares.
Trust and faith in God develop because God takes the initiative to reveal Himself to us. It removes all doubt, unbelief, and scepticism in us.
Reflection: When you study the ministry of Jesus, how does it challenge your view of God? How does knowing that Jesus and God the Father are one reshape your understanding of God?
Sermon Series： Agreeing with the Word of God
耶稣向我们启示神
约翰福音 1:14,18道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。…从来没有人看见神，只有在父怀里的独生子将他表明出来。
约翰福音 14:8-10腓力对他说：“求主将父显给我们看，我们就知足了。”耶稣对他说：“腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你还不认识我吗？人看见了我，就是看见了父，你怎么说‘将父显给我们看’呢？我在父里面，父在我里面，你不信吗？我对你们所说的话，不是凭着自己说的，乃是住在我里面的父做他自己的事。
神在旧约中透过众先知说话，而耶稣宣告了祂与天父合一的真理。神主动透过耶稣在新约中的生命和事工向我们启示祂自己。当我们难以理解神的道路时，我们只需要观看耶稣的生命和事工，因为耶稣已经将神显明给我们。
耶稣是父神完全的形象——祂们本为一。耶稣在地上的事工中，与天父完全一致。耶稣所做的一切和所说的一切，从未与父神不一致。神没有隐藏任何事情；关于神的一切，包括祂的旨意，都已经向我们显明。祂向我们启示了祂愿意为人所做的事，以及祂不会为人所做的事。因此，我们可以透过观察耶稣的生命和事工，知道神会做什么，也知道神不会做什么。
使徒行传 10:38 神怎样以圣灵和能力膏拿撒勒人耶稣，这都是你们知道的。他周流四方，行善事，医好凡被魔鬼压制的人，因为神与他同在。
以上经文显明三位一体的神如何合一地运行。父神用圣灵膏立祂的儿子耶稣。耶稣周流四方行善，毁灭魔鬼的作为，因为神与祂同在。圣经向我们启示了魔鬼的工作和神的工作分别是什么。魔鬼所做的是杀害、偷窃和毁坏；相反，耶稣要使我们得着丰盛的生命。耶稣怜悯病人、瘸腿的人和瞎眼的人；祂释放那些被邪灵压制和辖制的人；祂医治病人，也供应饥饿之人的需要。祂告诉我们不要忧虑吃什么、住在哪里，因为祂养活天空的飞鸟，也装饰田野中的百合花。因此，祂必照着祂荣耀的丰富，在基督耶稣里供应我们一切的需要。
如果耶稣医治病人，这意味着神医治。如果耶稣释放受压制的人，这意味着神使被掳的人得自由。如果耶稣供应饥饿的人，这意味着神必供应。如果耶稣在坟墓前流泪，这意味着神关心我们。
我们对神的信靠和信心之所以能够建立，是因为神主动向我们启示祂自己。这除去了我们里面所有的怀疑、不信和质疑。
默想：当你研读耶稣的事工时，这如何挑战你对神的认识？知道耶稣与父神为一，这如何重新塑造你对神的理解？
讲章系列：与神的话语一致