I understand "Son of God" as referencing his Divinity, but don't understand the other.
2006-10-05 14:01:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
my first instinct is to say that it harkens back to Genesis 3:15 when God speaks to the serpent: "...your offspring and her offspring will be enemies. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (NLT) the offspring of Eve is referring to Jesus Christ, whose lineage is denoted in Matthew and Luke. God's plan was to redeem fallen humanity through one of their own, His Son who would be God incarnate on earth -- both deity and mankind at the same time. hope this helps!
2006-10-05 14:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by truth seeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The son of man was a reference to the 'Book of Daniel' where Daniel(in a vision) saw "one like the Son of Man coming to the Ancient of Days(God the Father) on clouds of glory".And also because of His taking on a "tent" of human flesh,to identify with the sons of Adam.
2006-10-05 21:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ancient Hebrew names had alternate meanings. Eve meant giver of life, Adam meant man or man of the earth. Jesus was the son of God and the son of man (decended from Adam through Mary)
BTW Jesus is actually translated to English as Joshua, that name means "God among us" & Christ means "the Anointed one"
2006-10-05 21:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by my_iq_135 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is Jesus's ID that I found the most appealing. He spoke of himself as the son of man with the intention to stress his emphasis on God coming to us, to dwell in our midst. The gospel is about God longing to be in the company of humans and not about the divinization of women and men.
2006-10-05 21:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a verse in the book of Daniel which references the Messiah as "one like a son of man."
2006-10-05 21:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u read the bible a li'l closer, it says He existed BEFORE God created heaven and earth. He just wasn't born til you know 0 b.c. :o] He is the son of man because he was first, because that is how God started us, by creating Him.
2006-10-05 21:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by amandaschmdt 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This phrase was used so we as humans could identify ourselves with his humanity as well as his divinity.
2006-10-05 21:06:13 · answer #7 · answered by Monique 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to prove God became human
Son of God - to prove the man was God
Get it?
Gods or prophets don't lie - depending on your perspective (Christian / or muslim) So He was God
2006-10-05 21:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Slave to JC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He belonged to all of mankind.
2006-10-05 21:04:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take your pick, from the five different opinions above
2006-10-05 21:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋