" Adam, which was the SON Of GOD." Luke 3:38
"that the SONS OF GOD saw the daughters of men that they were fair....."And when the Sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them..." Genesis 6:2 & 4
"....Israel is MY SON, even my firstborn;" Exodus 4:22
"...for I (God) am a Father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn." Jeremiah 31:9
"...the lord hath said unto me, (David) Thou art MY SON: this day have I BEGOTTEN thee." Psalms 2:7
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the SONS OF GOD." 1 Romans 8:14
Its clear, very clear from the above that in the language of the Jew, every righteous person who followed the Will of GOD, was a SON OF GOD. However, in Jesus' case, he literally becomes SON OF GOD and GOD himself. Why? Is it because of his miraculous birth? If that is really God's plan, then why must God confuse everyone by calling the others His SON earlier ? If one cant be Logical, at least be Rational.
2007-03-28 05:19:00 · 9 answers · asked by The Skeptic 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You make a very valid point and I am glad you backed up your point with scriptural references. I support your view.
When Jesus referred to God as "His Father" he wanted to demonstrate that he was not afraid of indentifying himself as one of God's beloved children and that we too should feel similarly worthy to claim our Divne parent as our own.
There is no scripture where Jesus said he is "God's ONLY begotten son," and he also more regularly referred to himself as, "The son of man". I too doubt whether Jesus considered himself to be God as well. In John 14:28 he says "My Father is greater than I." In John 20:17 he says, "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God."
There's also:
Matthew 19:17, Mark 10:18
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
John 8:40
But now ye seek to kill me, a MAN that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God.
I believe Jesus and God are two separate people and we are ALL Sons of God.
2007-03-28 05:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by jessicabjoseph 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You left out several, including from the Prologue to St. John's Gospel.
Jesus was more. Jesus is the Incarnate One. God, the Son, the Word made flesh (who dwelt among us).
It's not an easy concept to understand. Even St. Augustine in De Trinitas admitted that he would never come up with the answer.
2007-03-28 12:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God sacrificed His Son....so He could bring birth to MANY sons....
"But as many as received him (Jesus), TO THEM he gave the power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in his name, which were born.... not of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God"- (John 1:12)
"Except a man be born again (from above), he shall not see the kingdom of God" - Jesus- (John 3:3)
2007-03-28 12:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We get our Bible from a translation of Hebrew and Greek. These languages have different levels of meaning for the word son. without studying the word, the meaning can be lost in the translation.
ex 4:22 and Ps 2:7 is "ben" (Hebrew): a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Romans 8:14 is "huios" (greek) apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.
2007-03-28 12:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Linder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what!!!! Jesus is not the son of god that is a lie god has no sons daughters brothers sisters wife or relatives
2007-03-28 12:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by unknown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a mystery of faith, but Jesus is the son of God the Father, and he is also God.
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2007-03-28 12:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
*sigh*
do me a favor....give me a verse in the Bible where Jesus, himself, is claiming to be the son of God.
2007-03-28 12:27:04 · answer #7 · answered by Marsha Mellow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not supposed to take the meaning of the Bible litterally. Then, the meaning gets altered.
2007-03-28 12:24:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity and logic do not work well together.
2007-03-28 12:22:53 · answer #9 · answered by XX 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋