No other relationship comes close to this one. It is utterly unique. The Son is absolutely unique in the affections of the Father. He is the “only begotten” (John 1:14, 18; 3:16; 1 John 4:9). There is the Son, by eternal generation, and there are other “sons” by adoption. “When the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son…to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (Galatians 4:4-5). Only in “receiving” Jesus as the Son are others empowered to become “children of God” (John 1:12). Jesus often referred to God as “my Father” and “the Father,” but he never referred to God as “our Father” except once, when teaching the disciples how they should pray (Matthew 6:9). Once he used the remarkable expression, “my Father and your Father…my God and your God” (John 20:17). The relationship between God the Father and his eternal Son is utterly unique.
The Pleasures of God by John Piper, page 32
Written by: James
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