Good morning. Remember that Jesus just said, “I and the Father are one”. The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. I showed you many good works from the Father; for which one of them are you stoning Me? For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; because You being a man, make Yourself out to be God. That was the true significance of Jesus’ statement. He could not be one with the Father unless He were God. Has it not been written in your law, “I said, you are gods”? If he called them gods (I read somewhere that the Mormons use this verse to justify their claim that they are or will be gods), to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, “I am the Son of God “? I don’t know if it is still true, but at one time there were some believers who said that Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God. I know that is the case, because I had someone say that to me when I was a new believer. I didn’t know any better. Then I had someone point out this verse to me where Jesus does claim to be the Son of God. If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father. And of course that satisfied His listeners – not! Father thank You that Jesus is Your Son. Even though we have not seen Him, we still believe!

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