One is One

John 17:21-22
"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.   And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one"


Jesus is asking God to give His believers oneness with each other, God, and Himself.  He declares that He is one with God the Father.


In John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. "

Why is Jesus the only way to come to God the Father?  Because they are one.  You can't reject one and receive the other.  If you reject one, you reject both.  If you reject Jesus Christ the Son, you reject God the Father.  Then the most serious question any human being will ever answer is this: what will you do with Jesus Christ?  Will you reject him?  If so, you have rejected God the Father.  Will you receive him?  If so, you have received God the Father, and God the Father will receive you as His child.

This idea of oneness crops up in marriage, for that is the human relationship we experience that comes closest to oneness.  The Bible teaches that God views married couple as one.  The oneness of marriage is also felt by those who are married, as well as those who know them.  For example, before marriage, Bill is referred to as "Bill".  After marriage, Bill is referred to as "Bill and Jane".

This oneness is the very reason that it doesn't go over very well to reject the husband and receive the wife, or vice versa.  If you reject one, you will find that both feel rejected.  You will not long keep a friend whose spouse you reject.  You may as well slap your friend in the face as insult his wife.  On the other hand, you will rarely find yourself at odds with a friend whose spouse you receive.  When you befriend your friend's spouse, you draw him yet closer.