Raised by the caller as an objection ('the Father is greater than I') against the Trinity; the response was that this refers to role or authority, not inferior nature.
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John 14:28
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28 You heard how I told you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said 'I am going to my Father;' for the Father is greater than I.
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11
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2
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11
Archive routes where John 14:28 appears
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A Muslim guest appealed to Jesus' statement that 'the Father is greater than I' to argue Jesus taught subordination and therefore was not co-equal with the Father.
A challenger used this verse to argue that the Father is greater than Jesus; the hosts answered that 'greater' refers to role, not divine essence.
This saying of Jesus ('The Father is greater than I') was raised as an objection to Christ being the Most High; the response said it refers to position/manifestation, not lesser divine nature.
The caller used this verse ('the Father is greater than I') to argue the Son is inferior to the Father; the host answered that it refers to role and humiliation, not lesser essence.
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