Connect Matthew 11:27 with John 14:6 on knowing God through Jesus. Setting the Scene • Matthew 11:27: “All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” • John 14:6: “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” Core Truths at a Glance • Mutual, exclusive knowledge: Father ⇄ Son • Jesus’ authority to reveal the Father • The single way of access: through Christ alone Jesus, the Exclusive Revealer • Matthew 11:27 declares that perfect reciprocal knowledge exists only within the Godhead. • Access to the Father is not achieved by human effort, ritual, or intellect; it is granted when Jesus “chooses to reveal Him.” • Cross–reference: John 1:18—“No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.” Jesus, the Exclusive Way • John 14:6 amplifies Matthew 11:27. The One who alone knows the Father is simultaneously “the way” to the Father. • “The truth” underscores reliability; “the life” underscores vitality. All three are embodied in a Person, not a program. • Cross–reference: Acts 4:12—“There is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Divine Delegation and Authority • “All things have been entrusted to Me” (Matthew 11:27) includes revelation itself. • Hebrews 1:1-3 shows the Father now speaking “by His Son,” who is “the exact representation of His nature.” • Therefore, what Jesus says about God is final, sufficient, and non-negotiable. Implications for Knowing God • Relationship, not speculation: we meet the Father through personal union with Christ (John 15:4). • Assurance, not uncertainty: knowing Jesus means knowing the Father (John 14:7-9). • Transformation, not information alone: beholding Christ leads to conformity to His image (2 Corinthians 3:18). Living Out the Connection • Abide in Christ’s words (John 8:31-32) to deepen fellowship with the Father. • Trust Christ’s sufficiency when doubts arise; He is the guaranteed path to God. • Reflect the Father’s character by walking “in the light” of the Son (1 John 1:7). Summary Snapshot Matthew 11:27 proclaims Jesus as the only One who truly knows—and chooses to reveal—the Father. John 14:6 completes the picture by identifying Jesus as the exclusive avenue to that revealed knowledge. Together they affirm that genuine, saving, experiential knowledge of God is found solely in, through, and by Jesus Christ. |
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