Like Father, Like Son!

     I have heard the saying, “Like father, like son,”  all my life, but until today I have never associated the saying with the One true Father and Son.   How were they alike?  This question came to mind while I was reading John 1:14 in  The Message.  It reads, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the   neighborhood.  We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.”
     Christians recognize that the Father and the Son are One.  But God loved His people so much he sent Jesus to walk among them with a plan for Jesus to die to save our souls.   “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
     While Jesus walked on the earth among men, how were they alike and what did they do the same way?

                 Like Father, Like Son!

God created man and gave Him dominion over all creatures.

Jesus created an earthly ministry and gave man a commission to spread this ministry.

Through God’s creation, He provided life.

Through His death, Jesus provided life.

God’s word was first rejected by Adam and Eve and later by men.
Jesus’ words and death were rejected by man and are still rejected.

In the Old Testament God called special men to lead his people.

In the New Testament Jesus selected 12 disciples to lead the people.

In the Old Testament God did many miracles.

In the New Testament Jesus did many miracles.

God led the Israelites.

Jesus led the disciples.

The evolution theory rejects the notion that God created the earth and every creature.

Non-Christians reject Jesus’ death and the eternal life He provided.

God finished His work of creation.

Jesus finished Him work of salvation.
 
God is our shelter from the storm.
Jesus is the mediator for that shelter.
 

They are One and They are Love!

They are the way to eternal life!