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John 8:18
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I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Note 2 at Jn. 8:18: The scriptures teach Jesus' oneness with the Father. As stated in note 2 at Mark 1:10, page 35, this oneness is more than singleness of purpose and actually denotes a single one to the exclusion of others as in the statement, "There is one God" (1 Tim. 2:5). This truth is so well established in scripture that some people make no distinction between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit but believe they are simply one God expressing Himself in three different ways.

However, Jesus makes a distinction between Himself and His Father here and uses Himself and His Father as two different witnesses to fulfill the requirement of Deuteronomy 17:6. Jesus would have been deceiving these Jews if there was no distinction between His Father and Himself; and yet, they are one (Jn. 10:30; 1 Jn. 5:7). This is a great mystery and yet a very well established fact in scripture.