We must look at the Divine Word to examine the pleasure the Father had in His Son alone. Lets examine the written Word of God:
Matthew 3:17 NIV
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 17:5 NIV
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice
from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well
pleased. Listen to him!”
Mark 1:11 NIV
And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22 NIV
and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a
voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well
pleased.”
2 Peter 1:17 NIV
He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to
him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with
him I am well pleased.”
If the Father was well-pleased with His Son alone, why do religions of men add to Jesus? Rome adds to Jesus by saying Mary is our Mother and there are other intercessors. The Scriptural fact is, there is no other like Jesus and the Father is not well-pleased in Jesus' mother. I think these verses are a proof text for excluding anything but Jesus. We are never to add to Jesus. If we add to Jesus we become a religion of men. We are to believe that the Father is well-pleased with His Son alone. This is the essence of true hope.
This blog web site is for the in-depth, sound and basic exegetical study of the Bible in Reformed apologetics; that is, I shall expound upon the inerrant and infallible Word of God, the Holy Scriptures. There shall be biblical studies in world religions and non-Christian cults. I also quote and research reformed writers and I am happy to study from them. May the Lord bless everyone who reads this blog with spiritual riches in Christ which is His imputed merit by faith alone.
