Jesús es Dios. Esta es una confesión de fe absolutamente incuestionable. Pronunciar estas palabras puede dar por hecho el conocimiento de quién es Dios antes de saber nada sobre Jesús. Sin embargo, esto no es lo que enseñan las Escrituras. Según los Evangelios está claro que nosotros no conocemos plenamente a Dios, ni sabemos quién es él realmente. Para eso tuvo que aparecer en la historia Jesús de Nazaret. Por lo tanto, tendríamos que admitir que no sabemos lo que hay detrás de la Palabra de Dios a no ser, precisamente, porque Dios se ha encarnado: «A Dios nadie le ha visto jamás, el unigénito Hijo que está a la diestra del Padre, él le ha dado a conocer» (Juan 1:18).
Jesus is God. This is an absolutely unquestionable confession of faith. To speak these words can take for granted the knowledge of who God is before knowing anything about Jesus. Nevertheless, this is not what the Scriptures teach. According to the Gospels, it is clear that we don’t know God completely, nor do we know who he really is. That is why Jesus of Nazareth had to appear in history. Therefore, we must affirm that we wouldn’t know what is behind God’s Word unless, precisely, God had become incarnate: “No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us” (John 1:18).
Jesus is God. This is an absolutely unquestionable confession of faith. To speak these words can take for granted the knowledge of who God is before knowing anything about Jesus. Nevertheless, this is not what the Scriptures teach. According to the Gospels, it is clear that we don’t know God completely, nor do we know who he really is. That is why Jesus of Nazareth had to appear in history. Therefore, we must affirm that we wouldn’t know what is behind God’s Word unless, precisely, God had become incarnate: “No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us” (John 1:18).
