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S. Michael Houdmann
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In John 10 Jesus presents Himself as the Good Shepherd and, in a debate with the Jewish leaders, makes the claim, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30). It was a bold statement-one His audience f...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Jesus isn't saying that He and the Father are the same person but that their wills are united and that that they are of one substance; they are two persons of the trinity.
The Greek has "I and the Father we are one."
--... ἕν ἐσμεν ({en esmen)
If Jesus meant to say He and the Father were one person, he surely wouldn't have used the first person plural which plainly implies two persons.
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