The Father and the Son are ONE

Last Sunday, at the end of my teaching on Philippians 1:27-2:11, a brother came up to me to ask about 2:11 which says: "and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father". He was asking, how is it to the glory of the Father, when Jesus and the Father are coequal? God gave me the answer right away in my heart.

The answer is:

It is to the glory of God the Father, to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. It is the Father's will, that all men should honor the Son as they honor the Father. In John 5:23 (King James Version), it says:
"That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him."

The Father and the Son are ONE. They are united. They are in unity. When One is uplifted and glorified, the Other One is, too. It is a mutual uplifting or honoring or glorification. And the brother was satisfied. Praise Our Lord!

Now, following this, what do you think will happen to the Father or the Son, when One or the Other is dishonored or blasphemed or mocked or rejected? I believe that when we reject Christ, we are rejecting the Father too. When One is grieved, the Other is too. When we blaspheme Father God, when we dishonor Him, we are blaspheming and dishonoring the Son too. I may add, the Holy Spirit as well. In fact, they are Three in One- the Holy Trinity, the Triune God. When One is dishonored, the other Two are as well. And when we obey One,we are obeying the Triune God Himself.

We must never try to dissociate them. They are just ONE! (John 10:30)