Some think of Jesus as so compassionate that he was willing to step in between us and his angry Father. People have loved Jesus, but feared God thinking of him as angry and vengeful. John addresses that very issue in his next statement.
“No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him” (John 1:18). Notice Jesus is in the bosom of the Father. They are one in essence. They act as one unit (John 10:30, 17:10). Jesus is the exact representation of the Father (Hebrews 1:3). When we see Christ we see the Father (John 14:9).
When Jesus heals, the Father is healing. When Jesus speaks, the Father speaks. What Jesus says, the Father says. That is why John has written the Only Begotten Son has declared the Father.
Do you want to know the Father? Know the Son.
