Section 15
For example, to serve me dinner with my friend means that dinner is served to me and to my friend. My friend has the same rank as I do. Likewise, the Son has the same rank as the Father. The Son is glorified along with the Father with the glory that the Father gave Him before the foundation of the world. Thus, the Son has exactly the same rank as the Father. In other words, the Person of the Lord can be ranked the same as that of the Father. The glorification of the Son will rank equally with that of the Father. Therefore, His Person is equal to the Father's.
THE SON'S WORK
Verse 2 says, "Even as You gave Him author ity over all flesh, that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him." This verse indicates the Lord's work. The Son has the Fa ther's authority over all mankind so that He may give eternal life, not to all mankind but only to those whom the Father has given Him, the Father's chosen ones. The Father has given the Son authority over all flesh, over all mankind. All mankind is under the authority of the Son because the Father has entrusted Him with this authority. The Lord has authority to rule over all humanity. Why does He have this authority?