Did the Father Give the World to the Son as a Gift?
No, Scripture gives no basis for it. Robert Sungenis points to John 3:16 and 1 Corinthians 15:28, where the Son serves the Father and delivers all things to him. Christ is rewarded as man for his obedience, but creation is never called a gift to him.
Did the Father Give the World to the Son as a Gift?
Answer
Did the Father give the world to the Son as a gift? No direct scriptural basis supports this. The Son serves the Father (John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:28). As man, Christ is rewarded for obedience, but creation is not described as a gift to Him. Scripture presents the Son delivering all things to the Father, not vice versa. What Scripture does say the Father gave the Son is treated by Robert Sungenis in his commentary on the Gospel of John, on John 3:34-36. He writes that "What Jesus received from the Father does not refer to Jesus' divine nature, since nothing can be added to his divine essence." Instead, "Jesus' human side was given the ability to do miracles at will; to discern the hearts of men; and to give infallible discourse on the things of God and the eternal kingdom." And he adds: "The most important power the Father gave Jesus was 'eternal life,'" so that salvation comes only through the Son.