"Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father?"
John 14:8-9 (NKJV)
People sometimes talk about a "family resemblance" when someone in a family looks like, or even acts like another member of the family. Often, this is referring to something in a positive way, but it can also be referring to a negative thing. Someone may look like or act like someone else in that family, in a positive or negative way, and that will make other people either want to get to know that family or avoid them. Based on something one person does, it can make their entire family seem more or less appealing to others.
When people hear us and see us do things, they will often associate our behavior with who we are connected to: our family, our place of work, and even our beliefs. We are either a good reflection of who we are connected to, naturally and spiritually, or we are a bad reflection. We should never do or say things that would make anything we are connected to look bad, and that is especially true with what we believe. Christians can sometimes do and say things that make a relationship with God and Jesus look like something much less than it really is, and that should not be.
In John 14, Philip asked Jesus to show the disciples the Father. Jesus said to Philip, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father." Jesus did and said the same things as His Father, there was a family resemblance, and what Jesus did and said made other people want to get to know His father. What about us? When people hear us and see us do things, are they hearing and seeing our Heavenly Father? Is there a "family resemblance" between us and who we are related to spiritually? There should be. Our life should be a reflection of our spiritual Father, and encourage others to get to know Him and His Son Jesus.
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father?"
John 14:8-9 (NKJV)
People sometimes talk about a "family resemblance" when someone in a family looks like, or even acts like another member of the family. Often, this is referring to something in a positive way, but it can also be referring to a negative thing. Someone may look like or act like someone else in that family, in a positive or negative way, and that will make other people either want to get to know that family or avoid them. Based on something one person does, it can make their entire family seem more or less appealing to others.
When people hear us and see us do things, they will often associate our behavior with who we are connected to: our family, our place of work, and even our beliefs. We are either a good reflection of who we are connected to, naturally and spiritually, or we are a bad reflection. We should never do or say things that would make anything we are connected to look bad, and that is especially true with what we believe. Christians can sometimes do and say things that make a relationship with God and Jesus look like something much less than it really is, and that should not be.
In John 14, Philip asked Jesus to show the disciples the Father. Jesus said to Philip, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father." Jesus did and said the same things as His Father, there was a family resemblance, and what Jesus did and said made other people want to get to know His father. What about us? When people hear us and see us do things, are they hearing and seeing our Heavenly Father? Is there a "family resemblance" between us and who we are related to spiritually? There should be. Our life should be a reflection of our spiritual Father, and encourage others to get to know Him and His Son Jesus.
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