Jesus said more than one verse. For example, He and the Father are One; he is one with God.
When we cannot believe in Jesus without believing in God, because they are One, the reverse is also true. One cannot believe in God without believing in Jesus--whether they accept the New Testament or not. It would be like believing in a table, but not believing in the wood that makes the table.
Second, Jesus reaches out to the lost, it is who he is. Third, Jesus once noted he had sheep in other folds.
The ever present drive to separate, reminds me of a quote from Edwin Markham:
“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him in.”
Jesus was like that. he drew a circle that took people in.
Joe Biden use to say He and Obama were one. You need to take a deeper look into this sort of statement. You will find out that they are one in purpose and not one person or the same person. Second, Obama and Joe were members of the Presidency. The Father and Son are members of God or the Godhead. But, as with the Presidency, The Father and Son are separate and distinct individuals with one purpose, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of Mankind. Here's some food for thought for the Trinitarianist here:
1) Jesus prayed frequently to the Father, calling Him by that name, Was the Savior praying to Himself?
2) At the baptism of Jesus a voice was heard from the heavens saying, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased (
Luke 3:22). Was he pleased with himself?
3) In answering the Pharisees, who accused the Savior of being his own witness, he rebutted, It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me (
John 8:17-18).
4) However, we also read in the scriptures that the Father and the Son are one. I and my Father are one (
John 10:30). One of the two concepts may be taken literally, while the other must be understood in an allegorical sense. That the Father and Son are not literally one, but one in purpose is demonstrated by the words of the Savior, And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are (
John 17:11).
5) Matthew 20:23, "And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left,
is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
6) That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me,
John 17:21 Were all Jesus flock one person? One in purpose..
7) Romans 12:4-5, "
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
As you can see, there are definite scriptures that show the Father and Son are separate personages with different wills and thoughts. But, the other versus also show that they are one in purpose, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of Mankind.
