[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":353},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-/son-of-man/has-a-god":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":344,"extension":345,"meta":346,"navigation":348,"path":349,"seo":350,"stem":351,"__hash__":352},"content/son-of-man/has-a-god.md","Jesus Has A God",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":329},"minimark",[9,13,17,22,25,30,33,54,57,78,86,90,97,111,124,136,139,149,152,161,164,168,171,175,178,191,205,216,227,239,242,246,249,260,263,276,280,283,300,303,306,310],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"jesus-has-a-god",[14,15,16],"p",{},"The relationship between Jesus and God the Father is a central theme in Christian theology. While the divinity of Jesus is a cornerstone of faith for many, certain passages in the Bible describe a dynamic where Jesus himself refers to God. This article will explore those scriptures, examining the words of Jesus and his apostles to better understand this aspect of their relationship.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"the-testimony-of-jesus","The Testimony of Jesus",[14,23,24],{},"Throughout his ministry, Jesus spoke of God as his Father and, on occasion, as his God. This is most evident in his prayers and direct statements.",[26,27,29],"h3",{"id":28},"jesus-direct-statements","Jesus' Direct Statements",[14,31,32],{},"After his resurrection, Jesus made a clear distinction between his Father and God, and ours.",[34,35,36],"blockquote",{},[14,37,38,39,46,47,53],{},"Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to ",[40,41,42],"em",{},[43,44,45],"strong",{},"my God"," and your God.’” — ",[48,49,52],"span",{"className":50,"dataReference":52},[51],"bible-ref","John 20:17"," (ESV)",[14,55,56],{},"Later, in the book of Revelation, Jesus continues to refer to the Father as \"my God.\"",[34,58,59],{},[14,60,61,62,64,65,67,68,70,71,73,74,53],{},"The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of ",[43,63,45],{},". Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of ",[43,66,45],{},", and the name of the city of ",[43,69,45],{},", the new Jerusalem, which comes down from ",[43,72,45],{}," out of heaven, and my own new name. — ",[48,75,77],{"className":76,"dataReference":77},[51],"Revelation 3:12",[14,79,80,81,85],{},"This message is part of a revelation given to the Apostle John. The speaker is identified as \"the first and the last, and the living one\" who \"died, and behold I am alive forevermore\" (",[48,82,84],{"className":83,"dataReference":84},[51],"Revelation 1:17-18",", ESV), which is clearly Jesus. This confirms that even after his ascension, Jesus refers to the Father as his God.",[26,87,89],{"id":88},"jesus-prayers","Jesus' Prayers",[14,91,92,93,96],{},"Jesus' prayers also reveal his relationship with the Father. He consistently prayed ",[40,94,95],{},"to"," God, demonstrating a relationship of dependence and communion.",[34,98,99],{},[14,100,101,102,105,106,110],{},"And it came to pass in those days, that he (Jesus) went out into a mountain to pray, and ",[43,103,104],{},"continued all night in prayer to God",". — ",[48,107,109],{"className":108,"dataReference":109},[51],"Luke 6:12"," (KJV)",[34,112,113],{},[14,114,115,116,119,120,53],{},"And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, \"",[43,117,118],{},"Father",", I thank you that you have heard me.\" — ",[48,121,123],{"className":122,"dataReference":123},[51],"John 11:41",[34,125,126],{},[14,127,128,129,131,132,53],{},"When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, \"",[43,130,118],{},", the hour has come...\" — ",[48,133,135],{"className":134,"dataReference":135},[51],"John 17:1",[14,137,138],{},"In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus' submission to the Father's will is on full display.",[34,140,141],{},[14,142,143,144,148],{},"And he (Jesus) went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt... He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done... — ",[48,145,147],{"className":146,"dataReference":147},[51],"Matthew 26:39",",42 (KJV)",[14,150,151],{},"Jesus even indicated that he could pray to his Father for angelic intervention.",[34,153,154],{},[14,155,156,157,110],{},"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? — ",[48,158,160],{"className":159,"dataReference":160},[51],"Matthew 26:53",[14,162,163],{},"These instances show a clear and consistent pattern of Jesus communicating with his Father as a distinct being to whom he prayed.",[18,165,167],{"id":166},"the-testimony-of-the-apostles","The Testimony of the Apostles",[14,169,170],{},"The apostles, who learned directly from Jesus, continued this understanding in their own writings and sermons. They consistently referred to the Father as \"the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.\"",[26,172,174],{"id":173},"the-apostle-paul","The Apostle Paul",[14,176,177],{},"The Apostle Paul frequently used this specific phrasing in his letters to the early churches.",[34,179,180],{},[14,181,182,183,186,187,53],{},"Blessed be ",[43,184,185],{},"the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ",", Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places... — ",[48,188,190],{"className":189,"dataReference":190},[51],"Ephesians 1:3",[34,192,193],{},[14,194,195,196,199,200,204],{},"...that ",[43,197,198],{},"the God of our Lord Jesus Christ",", the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him... — ",[48,201,203],{"className":202,"dataReference":203},[51],"Ephesians 1:17"," (NKJV)",[34,206,207],{},[14,208,209,210,105,212,53],{},"...that together you may with one voice glorify ",[43,211,185],{},[48,213,215],{"className":214,"dataReference":215},[51],"Romans 15:6",[34,217,218],{},[14,219,182,220,222,223,53],{},[43,221,185],{},", the Father of mercies and God of all comfort... — ",[48,224,226],{"className":225,"dataReference":226},[51],"2 Corinthians 1:3",[34,228,229],{},[14,230,231,234,235,110],{},[43,232,233],{},"The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ",", which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. — ",[48,236,238],{"className":237,"dataReference":238},[51],"2 Corinthians 11:31",[14,240,241],{},"Paul's consistent terminology across different letters emphasizes that the early church understood the Father to be the God of Jesus.",[26,243,245],{"id":244},"the-apostle-peter","The Apostle Peter",[14,247,248],{},"The Apostle Peter began his first epistle with a similar declaration.",[34,250,251],{},[14,252,182,253,255,256,204],{},[43,254,185],{},", Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... — ",[48,257,259],{"className":258,"dataReference":259},[51],"1 Peter 1:3",[14,261,262],{},"In one of his first sermons after Jesus' ascension, Peter identifies Jesus as the servant of God.",[34,264,265],{},[14,266,267,268,271,272,53],{},"The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified ",[43,269,270],{},"His servant Jesus",", whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. — ",[48,273,275],{"className":274,"dataReference":275},[51],"Acts 3:13",[26,277,279],{"id":278},"the-apostle-john","The Apostle John",[14,281,282],{},"The Apostle John, in the opening of his Revelation, also presents this same view.",[34,284,285],{},[14,286,287,288,291,292,295,296,53],{},"Grace to you and peace from Him who is and Who was and Who is to come... ",[43,289,290],{},"and"," from Jesus Christ the faithful witness... who... made us a kingdom, priests to ",[43,293,294],{},"his God"," and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. — ",[48,297,299],{"className":298,"dataReference":299},[51],"Revelation 1:4-6",[14,301,302],{},"This shows that \"Him who is and Who was and Who is to come\"\" is distinct from \"Jesus Christ\" and is \"his God\".",[14,304,305],{},"This shows a unified understanding among the apostles, who all described the Father as the God of Jesus Christ.",[18,307,309],{"id":308},"conclusion","Conclusion",[14,311,312,313,318,319,323,324,328],{},"The biblical evidence, from the ",[314,315,317],"a",{"href":316},"#jesus-direct-statements","direct statements of Jesus"," to the consistent testimony of the ",[314,320,322],{"href":321},"#the-testimony-of-the-apostles","apostles",", shows that Jesus has a God. Both ",[314,325,327],{"href":326},"#the-testimony-of-jesus","Jesus"," and his followers referred to the Father as his God.",{"title":330,"searchDepth":331,"depth":331,"links":332},"",2,[333,338,343],{"id":20,"depth":331,"text":21,"children":334},[335,337],{"id":28,"depth":336,"text":29},3,{"id":88,"depth":336,"text":89},{"id":166,"depth":331,"text":167,"children":339},[340,341,342],{"id":173,"depth":336,"text":174},{"id":244,"depth":336,"text":245},{"id":278,"depth":336,"text":279},{"id":308,"depth":331,"text":309},"This article explores the biblical passages where Jesus refers to God as \"my God\" and how the apostles described this relationship.","md",{"keywords":347},"Jesus, God, Father, Son of God, relationship between Jesus and God",true,"/son-of-man/has-a-god",{"title":5,"description":344},"son-of-man/has-a-god","REC8tTodP4_f7ybcMEyBMsR6W8DRmcfgCPxeuzX2SsI",1781037227879]