The Real Jesus - Eternal Father
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The Real Jesus - Eternal Father
The Real Jesus - Eternal Father
For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
This title of Eternal or Everlasting Father depending on your Bible translation can be difficult. It can be difficult because what does it mean for Jesus to be the Eternal Father and how does this align with the Trinity? Is this passage suggesting that God is not triune but maybe modalism or God showing up in different modes is correct? No, it does not mean that.
The important thing to keep in mind when we are reading this section in Isaiah is that he is referring to the Messiah and here he writes that the Government will be on the Messiah’s government, not just an earthly government but the government of the kingdom.
Every government has functions and organization. The Messiah’s Kingdom is no different.
According to Isaiah and other scriptures, the Messiah’s government involves:
Justice and righteousness: “With justice and righteousness he will reign” (Isaiah 9:7).
Peace: He is called the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6), indicating a reign marked by harmony and reconciliation.
Everlasting: His rule has no end, pointing to eternal sovereignty.
Universal: It extends over all people and nations (cf. Daniel 7:14; Revelation 11:15).
Isaiah 1–39, Volume 1 (The Everlasting Father (9:6))
To be the father of eternity” is to have eternity, and to rule in eternity—to be the Lord of eternity. Christ Jesus, who hath the government upon His shoulders, hath it on His shoulders for ever; He is King of kings and Lord of lords throughout eternity.
Jesus is the King
Jesus is the King
Salvation is being brought into His Kingdom-the Kingdom of the Son.
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.
In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Again,
Salvation is being brought into His Kingdom-the Kingdom of the Son.
Salvation, being saved from sin is only part of the package. It is not just what we are saved from but what we are saved to. The whole package is important.
When we are primarily focused on salvation as having to do with sin we are stuck in a mindset of the flesh.
Now the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace.
If our primary or only thought is sin then we are constantly running from sin, not trying to sin, being worried about sin, and that does not produce life.
When we understand and grab hold of the larger truth that salvation is not just “from something but for something” we have the mindset of the Spirit which produces life and peace.
Life and peace means we move forward knowing we are accepted and loved by God. We rest in our identity in Christ and make that our primary motivation.
- "As the Eternal Father, Jesus is the King over the Kingdom that we, as Christians, now live in."
R.C. Sproul said it this way,
“When God saves a person, He not only forgives sins but also enthrones Christ as Lord in their hearts, establishing His kingdom within them.”
Jesus saves us and the Father accepts the sacrifice moving us into the Kingdom Jesus rules.
How does it save us?
From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
We believe, we confess, and we repent. Repentance in a nutshell means we stop doing what we used to do.
Faith is trusting that all this is true and Jesus loves you.
We enter the kingdom by faith.
Jesus is the author of faith
Jesus is the author of faith
When we talk about faith, sometimes in our modern day the conversation gets muddy because people often talk about faith with no true or sure object. For some it is a faith in faith, or a faith based out of personal desire. But,
Faith in faith is not faith at all
Our faith as followers of the Messiah is grounded and founded in Christ.
In the Hymn We Have an Anchor Pricilla J. Owens writes,
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus founds our faith an perfects our faith. He is the object of our faith and the reason for it.
We do not have faith in some unknown or unknowable thing we have it in the person of Jesus Christ.
He is what we put our hope and faith into. He is the source of it.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
It in Christ all our hope is found.
The absolutely amazing thing is this faith that is founded and supported by Jesus is open to everyone. The invitation to walk in this faith is offered freely to all.
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
We live by faith in Christ, and are supported by the faithfulness of Christ.
Both of these are important. We do not just have a Savior who saves us by faith and then leaves it up to us. He also sustains us by His faithfulness.
Jesus is the Faithful One
Jesus is the Faithful One
The faithfulness of God, the faithfulness of Jesus is foundational in the Bible.
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
If you read the Old Testament specifically then you see the faithfulness of God on full display. His chosen people continue to rebel and forsake the covenants and yet He keeps coming back to them. The story of Hosea shines a spotlight on the faithfulness of God. He remains true.
The great and wonderful thing is that Jesus is not just the object of our faith but He is the faithful one.
Some people feel that they have to get themselves together before they come to Christ. This is not true.
Some people feel that once they come to Christ they have to work hard to keep it all together. This is not true either.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
When we are weak Jesus remains strong and true. He does not fail, He cannot fail. He remains what He is, perfect!
Jesus is our rock. Again as Anchor Pricilla J. Owens writes in “We have an Anchor”,
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
It is not just that the object of our faith is secure but He remains secure. He is constantly faithful. He is constantly unchanging.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Because Jesus is faithful we are safe in His hands.
Jesus is the Protector of the Kingdom
Jesus is the Protector of the Kingdom
Jesus is the King and He is eternally the protector of the kingdom and its residents. We have a king who is able to protect.
Louis XIX of France 1830, Held the record for the shortest reign of any monarch in history, lasting approximately 20 minutes before he signed abdication papers.
King Edward II of England 1327, Was an unpopular and ineffective ruler who faced a rebellion led by his own wife and her lover, Roger Mortimer. He was deposed and forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Edward III, surrendering his crown due to overwhelming internal opposition.
Leopold III of Belgium 1940, During World War II, when Germany invaded, Leopold III surrendered to the invaders rather than fleeing to London with other Allied leaders. This action made him deeply unpopular at home and abroad, eventually leading to the Belgian government forcing his abdication after the war in 1951.
History is full of examples of kings and rulers who not only ruled poorly but were unable to protect their citizens. We do not have that in Jesus.
In Christ, we have a king strong and mighty.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.
My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
The Greek word for snatch here is harpazō meaning seize and Jesus is saying no one can seize, snatch, pluck, or take one of sheep from Him. He has
We have aKing that protects His own. we can know that we are safe in His hands.
If He can hold the universe He can hold you.
Always faithful, always true, always good. This is who the real Jesus is.
Faith in Action
Faith in Action
What do we do with all of this? We understand that
