Amazing sermon. True preaching. Thank you for revealing the ultimate story line behind all creation: the deep relationship between the Father and the Son, parent and child. Beautiful. And it's also a model of deep loving obedience for us, His children, to follow after.
John 17:1 Jesus prayed "Glorify me with the glory I had alongside you with the glory I had before the world was " ( John 17:1) Is easily explained by understanding the meaning of the greek word for 'glory' it is; 'DOXA' meaning literally 'oppinion' 'estimate'. It is a RELATIVE word. (See 1 Cor 15 where Paul shows there are varying DEGREES of 'Glory'). What was"The Glory the son had in heavan before coming to earth? John tells us in John 1:14 "The word became flesh and we had a view of his GLORY, THAT WHICH BELONGS TO AN ONLY BEGOTTEN SON FROM A FATHER". This is exactly what our saviour humbly asked his Father for in prayer. That he would regain his precious 'sonship' again. He definitly did not ask for or even contemplate attaining to equaltiy with his Father but was content to "sit at God's right hand"
He is praying to the only True God. He is not an incarnation of God. He is just a Human Jesus. If you look like that everything makes so much sense for you brothers and sisters. Jesus Christ's God bless you.
