Jesus, then, answers and said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, the Son can not be doing anything of Himself if it is not what He should be observing the Father doing, for whatever He may be doing, this the Son is doing likewise
Johns Account 5: 19, Concordant New Testament
Growing up I often wondered what it was that God looked like. I was taught that I had been created in the likeness of the Father {Genesis 1:27}. But was I to assume that this human flesh of mine resembled who God is? Then I realized that God is spirit {Johns Account 4:24}. So, am I spirit as well? Because if I had been created in that likeness of God, I must resemble Him in some way. I am all He is. If you speak to any run of the mill believer about this subject and you might get that deer in the headlights look in response. Indeed, even Jesus Himself was criticized for proclaiming that "I and the Father, We are one" {Johns Account 10:30}. Was He that far off base with this statement? Why is it so hard for Christians to grasp the truth of the scriptures? Well, for one, we're fighting thousands of years of church ideology. Those within the church will brand us a sinners despite the truth spoken by the apostle Paul that Christ Jesus has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}. The ideology spoken by the church will accept that Jesus died for the forgiveness of sin, but in the same breath they will proclaim that sin continues to play a major part in the lives of believers. So much so, they will say, that it is our sin which has separated us from God. Here lies the question which those within the church will refuse to accept, is God sin? Most Christians even shudder when they're reminded that God is within sin itself. Hasn't He created all which we see? Is He not the creator of the universe? I say that we cannot declare God the creator of all if we cannot admit that His fingerprints are upon sin as well. And for that I am deemed as speaking blasphemy. I get it. So it is that too many Christians believe in a God of convenience. It's convenient for them to accept Him when it falls within the narrative spoken by the church.
If we seek the Father, then we must begin by seeking Jesus. If we desire to know what the Father is thinking, then seek His Son. For Jesus has spoken that "The Son can not be doing anything by Himself if it is not what He should be observing the Father doing" {Johns Account 5:19}. Like Father, like Son. Look at all which Jesus has done and know that what He was doing was exactly what the Father has done. There can be no other way. Thus, if we seek to know the Father, seek thee first Jesus. So, how does this translate into who I really am? Well, if I have been created in His likeness, then I am all which he is. God has poured all that He is into me. This is who I am. Not only that, Jesus has spoken to the truth that not only are we created in the likeness of God, but that we live a life within His love {Johns Account 14:20}. This is who we are, this is who I am. The church will proclaim that I remain a sinner saved by the blood of Jesus, when in fact it is that blood of Jesus that has freed me from the bondage of sin. That is who I am. Like Father, like son {First Epistle of John 3:1}. The church ideology will preach that God cannot be in the presence of sin, which is the basis for their belief that I cannot be within God Himself. But, as I said, it is through the shed blood of Jesus by which I have been freed from sin {Johns Account 8:36}. Sin no longer defines who I am. What defines me is who I am within the Father. This is what defines all who have been created in his likeness. That's a good place to be.
If ever, then, the Son shall be making you free, you will be really free
Johns Account 8: 36, Concordant New Testament
~Scott~
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