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If Jesus is God, why did he say “the Father is greater than I” in the Bible (John 14:28)?
Hi Ganet, Thank you for your question. Let's take a look at the verse you mentioned: John 14:28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I. In order to correctlRead more
Hi Ganet,
Thank you for your question. Let’s take a look at the verse you mentioned:
John 14:28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.
In order to correctly interpret Jesus’ words in this verse, we should consider John chapter 14 in it’s entirety. In verse 20 Jesus says:
20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
As we can see, Jesus claims to be in God. What does it mean? Well, it must be something pretty hard to grasp for some in order for Jesus to have worded it like: in that day you will know. As if there was something that wasn’t fully registering in their minds then. Jesus saying the Father is greater than I, is not in terms of essense, but rather in rank. Why is this? Because of the fact that He took on flesh.
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