Is this a classic example of modern western minds not grasping ancient eastern thinking.
2006-07-22 03:46:00 · 11 answers · asked by icyhott4urmind 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In all of eternity, God reflected on His nature, (much as we do with a mirror and consider who we are). Since everything God does is CREATIVE, His thought of himself has existence ( the Son, the LOGOS).
When the time came for God to redeem mankind from the condemnation due to sin, this Son was born into human flesh through Mary and became the person we call Jesus. The New Testament alternately refers to Jesus by two related titles: son of Man and Son of God. This reflects the contemporaries of Jesus having an understanding of dual natures within the person of Jesus of Nazareth: human ( son of man) and divine (Son of God). Therefore we can say, as the Apostle John did in chapter 1, verse 14 of his Gospel " the LOGOS (already established as God Himself in verse 1) put on flesh and became man".
2006-07-22 04:03:24 · answer #1 · answered by a_catholic_monk 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Strange question.Why can't God have a son?The Bible clearly tells us that Jesus was the first born of all creation(Col.1:15),and through him all other things were made.
Jesus Christ is God's only begotten Son.
The angels are also sons of God(Gen.6:2-4).
I might add the trinity doctrine is not a Bible teaching.It stems from pagan beliefs and was fused into apostate Christianity in the fourth century CE.
2006-07-22 12:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by lillie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God impregnated the virgin Mary and her Son Jesus is the Living Son of God
2006-07-22 10:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by jamnjims 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God can hav a son by marrying a Godess.. ok. Bible refer Jesus as the son of God because, he was neither a gay nor a daughter...
2006-07-22 11:04:03 · answer #4 · answered by Donnie B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible does not do what you are saying. This is a misinterpretation of what the bible says.
Jesus did refer to him self as the Son of God. This part has been highly publicized by the Christian faith for centuries because it fit in well with their agenda of control. It worked well when used to make people guilty about the so-called only Son of God who died for our sins.
Problem with this idea is that this was not the way Jesus described the situation. Jesus stated the kingdom of God is within you. Meaning that the spirit part of us comes from God. In jesus’ comments he obviusly thought of each of us being as an actual part of God. He recognized that all men are children or sons of God. He also did not ever see himself as being any sort of an exception to this rule. He never spoke in a way that made him sound like any more of a part of God than anyone else.
This part of Jesus’ teachings has never gotten the exposure from the Christian faith, because it elevates the rest of us to a much higher level than Christianity has us framed as. Christianity loves telling people that they are hopeless sinners. Having once actually thought of your self in the true way that Jesus taught make it hard to ever go back to the hopeless sinner idea.
You are also a true Son of God. Jesus never intended that this idea be used exclusively to describe him alone. He always intended that all of us see ourselves that way and act accordingly. That is treating all others as though they too were Valuable parts of God also. This idea has been ignored because it was not seen as a good thing to allow people to see themselves as being on a level of equality with Jesus in Gods eyes.
If you have been told these scriptural misinterpretations of Jesus’ words were true your whole life this probably seems sacrilegious. Still if you study the things that Jesus himself was supposed to have actually said it becomes more than clear that he saw himself as the brother of all men.
If he was right about this, and in my heart I believe the things that he said are true, then only one conclusion can be drawn.
If Jesus is the Son of God, and he saw himself as your brother then whom exactly is Jesus saying that your father is.
Love and blessings.
don
2006-07-22 10:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source documents of the bible were not written in the west. So it is not an example of 'western minds'.
2006-07-22 10:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it like the laws of thermodynamics, there are 3 states in matter; solid, liquid and a vapor. This should be a good example to help you understand things of the spirit. Its universally undeniable.
2006-07-22 13:12:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Jesus is the son of the Most Holy Father Jehovah. Jesus never said he was god. even his disciples said he was the son of the Most Holy Father. who was Jesus praying to? you can not pray to yourself. remember in the model pray. he said when he died Father it is done. Jesus Christ always said he was Jehovah son, no God. no one and I mean no one has seen Jehovah but they seen Jesus in human form.
2006-07-22 10:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you accept the principal of 'God' and He being almighty - he can do anything. He could have six sons and six daughters or how many He liked if he wanted to do so...........
2006-07-22 10:53:08 · answer #9 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the mystery of Trinity.. God knows!!!
2006-07-22 10:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋