Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
Three years Jesus had been with them, raising the dead, casting out demons, healing the sick, works that prove He came from God. To demand a further visible display of the Father after such proofs is to overlook the evidence already given. Seeing Christ's miracles, hearing His doctrines, and understanding His character is seeing God made manifest.
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Philip had God Himself present in Christ and still did not behold Him. His own ingratitude blocked the eyes of his faith. Those today who refuse to be satisfied with Christ alone and chase after foolish speculations to find God elsewhere make little progress in the Gospel. This springs from scorning His humiliation, though by it He displays infinite goodness.
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Three years of teaching and miracles, yet Philip does not know Him? By the doctrines He taught and the works He performed, Christ proved He is God. Whoever beholds the perfections of the Godhead in Him beholds the Father, for the same attributes, nature, and glory are in both. Philip's request for more is needless and betrays ignorance.
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