How can Jesus call father His God if Jesus is God?

This is a great question, and it’s one Christians have wrestled with for centuries — not because the Bible is unclear, but because the relationship between the Father and the Son is richer than our categories.

Let me give you a clear and biblically faithful explanation: Jesus can call the Father “my God” without denying His own divinity because of the incarnation, the Trinity, and the covenant role He took as the Messiah.

Let’s walk through this.

1. Jesus is God — but He is not the Father

The New Testament teaches two truths simultaneously:

A. Jesus is fully God

• “The Word was God.” (John 1:1)

• “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28)

• “In Him lives all the fullness of God in a human body.” (Col 2:9)

B. Jesus is distinct from the Father

• “The Father sent Me.” (John 5:23)

• “I came not to do My will but His.” (John 6:38)

• “The Father is greater than I.” (in role, not nature) (John 14:28)

So Jesus is God, but He is not the Father. This is the foundation of the Trinity.

2. When Jesus calls the Father “My God,” He is speaking as the incarnate Son

This is the key.

When the eternal Son took on flesh, He also took on:

• a human nature

• a human will

• a human dependence

• a human covenant role

As a true human, He worships the Father. As the Messiah, He obeys the Father. As the High Priest, He intercedes before the Father. As the Son, He honors the Father.

None of this denies His deity — it expresses His humanity.

Think of it this way:

**As God, Jesus is equal to the Father.

As man, Jesus submits to the Father.**

Both are true at the same time.

3. Revelation 3 — “the name of My God”

This is not a denial of His deity. It is Jesus speaking as the glorified, resurrected Son, still functioning in His messianic role.

In Revelation, Jesus is:

• the Lamb

• the High Priest

• the King

• the Son of Man

• the Son of God

And He still speaks as the One who, in His humanity, relates to the Father as His God.

This is covenant language.

The Messiah always calls the Father “My God.”

Psalm 22 (a messianic psalm): “My God, My God…”

John 20:17: “I ascend to My Father and your Father, My God and your God.”

Jesus is not saying, “I am not God.” He is saying, “I am the Son who became human, and as a human I worship the Father.”

4. The Trinity explains this perfectly

Within the Trinity:

• The Father is God

• The Son is God

• The Spirit is God

• They are not each other

• They share one divine nature

So when Jesus says “My God,” He is not speaking as a creature. He is speaking as the incarnate Son, who took on a human nature and entered into a real human relationship with the Father.

5. The simplest way to say it

**Jesus calls the Father “My God” because He became fully human.

Jesus is worshiped as God because He has always been fully divine.**

Both truths stand together.

6. A similar analogy

A king becomes a peasant to rescue his people. As king, he rules the nation. As peasant, he obeys the laws of the nation. He is the same person — but he now lives in two different roles.

Jesus is the eternal King who became human. In His divine nature, He is worshiped. In His human nature, He worships.

Reflection

Where does this deepen your view of Jesus — not just as God, but as the One who stepped into your humanity so fully that He even prays, obeys, and worships on your behalf?