John 12:44-45
Jesus Sent by God
44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.
John 14:8-9
Jesus Reminds Philip That Those Who Have Seen Him, Have Seen God
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
These are powerful statements said by Jesus...They show us much more than just how close Jesus is to God...Jesus says, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me...The one who looks at Me is seeing the One who sent Me."...Later Jesus addresses His Disciple's Philip statement...Jesus answered: "Don’t you know Me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?...Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father...How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?"...
So if we believe in Jesus, we also believe in the One who sent Him...Those who look at Jesus also are seeing the One who sent Him...Anyone who has seen Jesus, has also seen our Father in Heaven...Jesus has this very special relationship with God, and it is shown in these statements...