John 3:16-17
God's Love for the World
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 17:1-5
Jesus Prays for Himself
1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
John 10:22-42
The Unbelief of the Jews
22 Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
33 “We are not stoning you for any of these,” replied the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are gods’? 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38 But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true.” 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.
No doubt God is mysterious and confusing, and very unique...The same thing can be said about His Son...Jesus is also mysterious, confusing, and very unique...Together they share something no to other entities or beings have ever shared...
When I read the Bible the first few times I wondered about the Trinity and where is it in the Scripture...The word Trinity is not written about in our Bible...The Trinity is one way, or a way of explaining this unique relationship Jesus has with God...As we read and study our Bibles, especially the four gospels (and specifically the Gospel According to John) there are verses that make Jesus and His relationship with His Father, this mystery, and confusing, and shows the uniqueness...No one talked more about God and His importance in His life (and our lives) than Jesus...God was the central figure, and the foundation of Jesus' life...
In these three verses Jesus tells us in one of His last prayers before He dies on the cross, that this is eternal life that you may Him (referring to God), the only true God...Then Jesus says when He is speaking to Jews that do not believe in Him, and that He is the Messiah, the Christ, the One that was to come -speaks again about eternal life...He gets back on the subject of eternal life...Those who follow Him (Jesus), are His sheep and we know His voice...Then Jesus says I (Jesus) give them (My followers) eternal life...That is, Jesus gives His followers eternal life...So Jesus gives us two different statements about eternal life...We know that Jesus tells us that eternal life is to know God...And at a different time Jesus tells us that those who follow Him, He will give His followers eternal life...
For those who believe in God, see that Jesus has this most unique relationship with His Father...Believers understand that He was in the Presence of God before the world began...And we know it is through the grace of God, His pure love for us that we will not perish, but have eternal life -if we believe in Him and His Son...Love from our Father, is a key to eternal life...Love is liked to eternal life...It is good to know that God is love...This unique relationship of the Father and His Son, what theists call the Trinity, allows us to overcome this world after our death, and give us eternal life with the Father and Son...