I and My Father Are One
In John 10:30, Jesus boldly declares: "I and my Father are one.”
This statement is a direct affirmation of Christ’s divine nature and His inseparable unity with God the Father. The religious leaders immediately recognized its implication, responding with violence because, as they said, "You, being a man, make yourself God.” (John 10:33).
Jesus was not speaking of a mere agreement of will, but of an essential, eternal unity of being. This truth is echoed throughout the New Testament. In John 1:1, we are told: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Then in John 1:14: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
Jesus’ identity as God incarnate is further affirmed when Thomas confesses after the resurrection: "My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28), and Jesus does not rebuke him.
Paul reinforces this divine reality in Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,” and in Philippians 2:6:
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage.”
Moreover, Jesus declared in John 5:19: "The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing… whatever the Father does the Son also does.” This shows a perfect, divine harmony—eternally unified in will, purpose, and nature.
The mystery of John 10:30 can only be truly grasped by those who walk in deep relationship with God—those who love the Lord with all their heart and soul, keep the commandments of Jesus, and do the will of the Father in heaven.
As 1 Corinthians 2:14 says, "The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God… because they are spiritually discerned.”
To understand that Jesus and the Father are one is to encounter the living God—not through intellect alone, but through love, obedience, and spiritual revelation.
