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December 29, 2011 by Gerald Hiestand

The Christology of John (And George Beasely-Murray)

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Following up on this post, here’s George R. Beasley-Murray’s comments on John 4:46-5:47:

The evangelist reveals to us a Christ who on one hand can neither utter a word nor perform an act without the Father’s direction, and enabling. On the other hand, by virtue of that direction and enabling, preforms the works of God, including the ultimate works of raising humanity for life in the perfected kingdom of God and for judgment. The properties of the concept of Jesus as the Son of the Father are seen here with clarity. As the Son he owes his Father total obedience, but as the Son he is one with the Father. The paradox runs through the gospel and appears most starkly expressed in the utterances of 14:28 and 10:30: “The Father is greater than I”; “I and the Father are one” (Word Biblical Commentary, 79).

I’ve no idea where Beasley-Murray lands on the gender debates, but the framework he offers here is consistent with the way complementarians approach Christology.

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Matthew earned an MTh at Oak Hill College, London. He is an Assistant Pastor at Church of the Resurrection, Washington D. C. (Anglican Mission in the Americas), and edits Ecclesia Reformanda, a journal of Reformed theology.

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