The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church

His Relationship to the Father

Jesus was deeply conscious of His intimate relationship with His Father, and this is emphasized quite forcefully in the Gospel of John. The Savior knew He was the Messiah, and, as occasion offered, He revealed the sacredness and the vital importance of the mission entrusted to Him. Some of these expressions recorded in the fourth Gospel might be observed: BSPC 27.3

“As the Father raises up the dead.... so the Son quickens whom he will.” John 5:21. “As they honor the Father” “all men should honor the Son.” Verse 23. “What things so ever he does, these also does the Son likewise.” Verse 19. “As the Father bath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” Verse 26. BSPC 27.4