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The Jews accuse Jesus of blasphemy because he calls God his own father, making himself equal to God. In Jewish mentality, the son mirrors his father; the son is the image of his father. Jesus declares that God shares his power and authority wiith him: to give life and to exercise judgment. He in turn honors the Father by doing the Father’s will. Jesus is God’s Son, not by way of analogy, but by who he truly is. In fact, the Prologue says that right from the very beginning, God’s Word that would become “flesh” “was God” (Jn 1:1).
GOSPEL • JOHN 5:17-30
Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2021,” ST. PAULS, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.); Tel.: 632-895-9701; Fax 632-895-7328; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.