{"id":2798,"date":"2025-04-16T19:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2025-04-17T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:56:22","slug":"is-jesus-a-lesser-god-than-the-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/is-jesus-a-lesser-god-than-the-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Does John 14:28 mean Jesus is inferior to the Father?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2798\" class=\"elementor elementor-2798\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e284e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29e284e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dffa1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dffa1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0293b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb0293b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87df43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87df43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUESTION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dab48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dab48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PER JOHN 14:28, IS JESUS A LESSER GOD THAN THE FATHER?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9781d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9781d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ddab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANSWER:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203483f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203483f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>In <em data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"484\">John 14:28<\/em>, Jesus says, \u201cMy Father is greater than I,\u201d but does this mean He is not fully God? Not at all. This statement reflects Jesus\u2019 humility during His earthly mission\u2014not a difference in nature or divinity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ec4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"310\">In <em data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"297\">John 14:28<\/em>, Jesus said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"503\"><em data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"503\"><strong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"502\">\u201cYou have heard Me say to you, \u2018I am going away and coming back to you.\u2019 If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, \u2018I am going to the Father,\u2019 for My Father is greater than I.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"808\">At first glance, it might seem like Jesus is saying that He is inferior to the Father in nature. Some might take this as a basis to argue that Jesus is not fully God or that He is somehow a \u201clesser\u201d divine being. But that conclusion doesn\u2019t hold when we take the whole counsel of Scripture into account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9233c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9233c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ba562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"860\">1. One Verse Cannot Negate the Whole Bible<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"1106\">This is a foundational truth in Bible interpretation: <em data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1001\"><strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1000\">we should never use one verse to cancel out or disregard the rest of Scripture.<\/strong><\/em> The Bible is not self-contradictory\u2014it is God-breathed and perfectly harmonious when rightly understood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1263\">John 14:28 must be interpreted alongside other clear statements made by Jesus about His equality with the Father. For example, in <em data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1250\">John 10:30<\/em>, Jesus said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1297\"><em data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1297\"><strong data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1296\">\u201cI and My Father are one.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1505\">This is a direct claim of unity in essence. So, <em data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1359\">John 14:28<\/em> cannot cancel or negate <em data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1396\">John 10:30<\/em>. Instead, both verses are true and must be understood in their proper context. The key is <strong data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1504\">qualification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1505\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1505\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/can-one-verse-disprove-the-rest-of-what-the-bible-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Can One Verse Disprove The Rest of What The Bible Says?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f689845 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f689845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b0232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b0232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1561\">2. &#8220;Greater&#8221; Refers to Position, Not to Nature<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1749\">In John 14:28, Jesus was not denying His divine nature. He was speaking from His incarnate position\u2014having humbled Himself and taken on human flesh. As Paul wrote in <em data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1748\">Philippians 2:6\u20137<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1874\"><em data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1874\"><strong data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1873\">\u201cWho, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"2128\">Jesus voluntarily placed Himself in a lower position to carry out the work of salvation. The Father remained in heavenly glory, while the Son walked the earth in human form, submitting to the limitations of time, space, suffering, and ultimately death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2273\">In that role, the Father was \u201cgreater\u201d in position\u2014but <strong data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2209\">not in divine nature<\/strong>. They are co-equal in essence, eternally united in the Godhead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf4a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52bf4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a345f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a345f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2324\">3. Scripture Clearly Affirms Jesus\u2019 Deity<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2414\">In the Gospel of John alone, there are several powerful affirmations of Jesus\u2019 divinity:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2650\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2514\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2514\"><em data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2501\">\u201cIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\u201d<\/em> (John 1:1)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2590\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2517\" data-end=\"2590\"><em data-start=\"2517\" data-end=\"2576\">\u201cAll should honor the Son just as they honor the Father.\u201d<\/em> (John 5:23)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2650\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2650\"><em data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2636\">\u201cHe who has seen Me has seen the Father.\u201d<\/em> (John 14:9)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2839\">Jesus also accepted worship (Matthew 14:33, John 9:38), forgave sins (Mark 2:5\u20137), and claimed authority over life and death (John 11:25)\u2014all actions that only God can rightfully perform.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2839\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2839\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/is-jesus-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Is Jesus God?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b51e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07b51e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cfd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cfd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2898\">4. The Trinity: Equal in Nature, Distinct in Role<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"3194\">The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one in essence but distinct in person and role. The Son&#8217;s submission to the Father is a matter of role and function\u2014not inferiority in being. Jesus\u2019 humility during His earthly ministry did not diminish His divinity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"3194\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"3194\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/what-it-the-trinity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;What is The Trinity&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc621 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9fc621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687c3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687c3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3213\">Final Thought<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3330\"><strong data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3330\">John 14:28 does not teach that Jesus is a lesser god\u2014it affirms His humble position during His earthly mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3716\">We must remember that <em data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3458\">no single verse should be used in isolation to form a doctrine that contradicts the rest of Scripture.<\/em> John 14:28 and John 10:30 are both true; they complement each other when understood rightly. Jesus is fully God, equal with the Father in essence, yet during His earthly ministry, He submitted Himself to the Father\u2019s will out of love and for our redemption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3718\" data-end=\"3831\">This truth magnifies\u2014not diminishes\u2014who Jesus is. <strong>He is the eternal Son of God who humbled Himself to lift us up.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa198 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54fa198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In John 14:28, Jesus says, \u201cMy Father is greater than I,\u201d but does this mean He is not fully God? Not at all. This statement reflects Jesus\u2019 humility during His earthly mission\u2014not a difference in nature or divinity. Scripture consistently affirms that Jesus is equal with the Father in essence, even as He took on a role of submission for our salvation. 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