Click to expand transcriptThat’s in the Bible - “I and My Father Are One” in John 10:30

Brother Bob Pellien: Is Jesus God, when Jesus said He was “one” with God in John 10:30? And did He mean He was God, or part of God? 

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Brother Bob: The Bible, the basis of our faith in the Church Of Christ, which answers questions about proper worship, the right relationship with God, and most importantly, salvation. That’s in the Bible!

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Brother Bob Pellien

Minister of the Gospel


Brother Bob:  I’m Bob Pellien, and welcome to the program That's in the Bible. We received a comment from a viewer on YouTube who viewed one of our programs. It was regarding their belief in the Trinity and specifically pointed to John 10:30 as proof. 

She said: Wrong teaching. John 10:30, the disciples said, “Show us the Father.” Jesus said, “How long will I be with you? I’m in the Father, and the Father is in me. We are one.” Be careful of false teachings and doctrines that sound right.

Ruth Amy  

Brother Bob: Now that was from Ruth Amy.

First, dear friends, thank you very much, Ruth Amy, for your engagement with our content and your interest in the topic of Jesus and God. To clarify, it looks like Ruth Amy is actually mentioning three different verses. 

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John 10:30

John 14:7-9

John 17:21-23

Brother Bob: The first is John 10:30, then John 14, verses 7 through 9, as well as John 17, verses 21 through 23. All of these verses are used by Trinitarians, those who believe that Jesus is also God, to justify their beliefs. 

For today's study, we're going to take a look at the first verse she brought up, John 10:30 and then we'll discuss the others in future programs. So, to start off, let's read together the verse that Ruth Amy was pointing to, as we mentioned, John 10:30. And it says, let’s open up the Holy Bible, John 10:30 reads simply this way:

I and My Father are one.”

[John 10:30 New King James Version]

Brother Bob: Very simple, short, very direct. Ruth Amy and others believe that Jesus, because of that verse, is therefore teaching that He is God the Father. To frame our study together today of John 10:30, let's address three important questions. 

Does John 10:30 teach that Jesus and the Father are “one” as God?
Does John 10:30 teach that Jesus and the Father are “one” and the same being?
If Jesus and the Father are not one God in John 10:30 then what did Jesus mean when he said he and the Father are “one”?

Brother Bob: There are many people that mistakenly add meaning to this verse based upon, well, their own understanding rather than what the Bible actually is teaching us.

For example, some will say that Jesus was teaching in John 10:30, that He and the Father are one and the same being. You know, others would teach that Jesus is teaching there in that verse, John 10:30, that He and the Father are one and the same as God, and then often make the jump to use such conclusions as a basis to uphold a Trinitarian concept of God. 

So today, dear friends, let us allow the Holy Bible to explain itself. Let's read it again. Does John 10:30 teach that Jesus and the Father are “one” as God? Let's, again,