When you say Jesus is the son of god,what do you mean exactly with the word "son"?,is it due to physical intercourse or due to adoption?,if not one of these then why the word is very important to you and you insist on it,what on earth is the other meanings of the word "son"?,why don't you replace it with any other word "god's servant" or whatever,and that would be a reconciliation between Christians and Muslims.
2007-02-11 00:08:12 · 13 answers · asked by shockoshocko 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, there was no physical intercourse, but the Holy Spirit caused Mary to conceive miraculously, and that makes Jesus the Son of God. Read Matthew chapter 1 and Luke 1 and 2 and John 1.
There is no such thing as "Eternal Son" as that is a self-contradiction. We don't call Jesus "God's servant" because the Bible says Jesus is God, John 14:9, Colossians 2:9, I Timothy 3:16, Revelation 1.
2007-02-11 00:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by supertop 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all we did not make up our faith. We follow the Bible that exist in the archeological manuscripts. Some of the manuscripts that have been found by archeologist date before the birth of Christ, exp; the Dead Sea Scrolls. All of the manuscripts that have been found have been translated, and compared to what we have today, those translations match with amazing closeness. While allot of grammar and spelling differences occur (which is understandable since standardized spelling and grammar did not yet exist. There are only two passages that Textual criticism specialist disagree with, and those 2 passages can be dropped without affecting Christianity's doctrines.
The translations that exist today that are recognized by the majority of Christians, are not making up new stuff to put in the Bible, they are just rewording the context of what has existed for thousands of years.
If we were to change the context of the Bible to mean something different then the original text we would no longer be following the scripture that Christ followed and would no longer be Christian.
So we are not insisting on the word son, we are insisting on keeping the scriptures that existed long ago, instead of creating new ones.
In Hebrew the word that is often used for the word son means builder of the family name. Jesus certainly built on the importance of the House of David, few Gentiles would remember King David or any of his progeny if it were not for Jesus.
Jesus built on God the Father's name, and even Joseph's and Mary's family names. Jesus has always been one of the person's in the Godhead, but he did not become God's son until he was conceived in the womb of Mary.
2007-02-11 00:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Maxine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately we cannot definitively determine these things with DNA analysis, and we go right back to a faith issue that Jesus was fully man and fully God, Son in every sense of the word. The angel told Mary that the Holy Spirit would overshadow her, meaning a miraculous pregnancy (and childbirth if you're Catholic, not sure what the Protestant position is on this).
"God's servant" would not be appropriate, as Jesus claimed co-equality with the Father and the Holy Spirit, 3 persons in the Godhead, a mystery that Christians cannot explain but believe nevertheless since there is plenty of support for it in the Bible. This position has been clarified and long ago, and cannot be resolved or compromised with Islam.
2007-02-11 00:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by ccrider 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There can be no reconciliation between Christianity and Islam - Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary fully human, but fully God - the Son of God. Christians believe Jesus to be one of the persons of the Trinity - three distinct individuals, One God. Islam says He was only a prophet. We as Christians feel this is blasphemy.
2007-02-11 00:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That baby Mary carried was place there by God himself without a physical intercourse, So therefore Jesus Christ was the only Begotten Son of God.
2007-02-11 00:19:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The pharase 'Son of God' never meant the physical.
In the langauge of the Bible the pharase'Son of...' very common to convey meaning other that physical.
For example Barnabas is called the son of encouragement.
Others are called 'son of thunder'; 'sons of darkness'; and many more.
It only conveys the nature of the attachment.
In the case of Jesus, He existed even before he was born, He was the God Incarnate. The purpose of His taking form is many but most benificial is that he can understand you and me and we can communicate with God thru Him.
2007-02-11 00:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anuj P1952 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is not a manmade system that we can alter and modify to suit our desires. We call Jesus the Son of God because that's how He's referred to in scripture. He was the fullness of the godhead bodily represented on earth, and to relegate Him to a lower designation would be blasphemy. Jesus Christ came to reconcile human beings to God, not Christianity to Islam.
2007-02-11 00:15:58 · answer #7 · answered by celebduath 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When Christ was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, a dove descended from heaven and the voice of God said; " this is my son in whom I am well pleased".
That's reason enough for me.
2007-02-11 01:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by drg5609 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called Immaculate Conception.
And why should Christians change their beliefs just to make Muslims happy? That is just stupid.
2007-02-11 00:16:51 · answer #9 · answered by kathy059 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every living thing is a child of God. Not just Jesus.
2007-02-11 00:13:25 · answer #10 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋