And? I'm not so very certain that it wasn't the Father speaking through Jesus, when making this statement.
In a manner very much, like the Holy Spirit is to "give us" that which we should say, "in that hour."
NayborBear,
Thanks for a non-attacking answer, as those seem rare in here. And your answer is rather insightful.
The only way I know to answer is to ask if you are a person who knows how to 'get' things from God. (Like someone might say "Hey, I was praying this morning and 'got' Psalm 18. Then I read it and found that it fit my situation perfectly.") If you are, then I suggest praying about the Godhead until God 'gets' an answer to you. (no I'm not saying that mockingly)
As you know, Paul distinctly says that godliness(God's nature) is a great mystery:
1Ti 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
What I've learned about "great mystery" type topics (generally) is that we can't seem to
accurately wrap our heads around them without going to God directly and asking him to open our understanding. When he does, then things that we couldn't grasp before, now seem plain to us... and things we'd previously thought unmovable begin to shake and crumble.
However...what we had before seeking God might not have been from God at all because we got it from man (either pastor, fellow believer, or self)<--none of which are as trustworthy as God.
I believe that is why Saul/Paul purposely went into the wilderness, to seek God for himself, instead of going to seek Peter or the rest of the apostles. He'd already been deceived by religion once... and he didn't want to be deceived by religion again.
Gal 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
Gal 1:12
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. <--((that comes through prayer and seeking God directly rather than through man...even apostles))
Gal 1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
Gal 1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Gal 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Gal 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Gal 1:17
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me;
but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Gal 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Gal 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
And as you know it paid off because later, when he saw Peter, he was not led astray with Peter's dissimulation.
