So Jesus said to them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only
what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does
likewise. For the Father loves the Son
and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will
he show him, so that you may marvel. For
as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life
to whom he will. The Father judges no
one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they
honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who
sent him. John 5:19-23
There are some today who believe that you can have
God and leave Christ out. There are
many, like the Pharisees of the first century who believe that one can be a
follower of God without believing that Jesus is God and the only way to
Him. Muslims believe this; many Jews
believe this along with many in the church.
Scripture, however, is clear that if one rejects the
Son, he or she necessarily rejects the Father because the Father sent the Son. The Bible is also clear that because Jesus is
God and the only way to Him, it is impossible to have one without the other. The God we look to, believe in and follow is
a Trinitarian God, who exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit and who has
revealed himself to us in the person of Jesus.
