The Son of God

Gal 4:4“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made (born) under the law”

The Nature of Christ

Fully human- I Timothy 2:5

God is not a man (Num. 23:19)

The son of man- born of a virgin (Luke 1)

God was not borne

The death on the cross (John 19:30)

God is eternal

Fully Tempted in all points- (Heb. 4:15)

God can not be tempted (James 1:13)

Examples of Humanityand Divinity

He Died (Mk 15:37)

Yet raised His own body (John 2:19-21;20:9)

Did not know all things (Mk 13:32)

Knew all things (Jn 21:17)

Had no power (Jn 5:30)

Had all power (Matt. 28:18; Col 2:10)

Examples Continued

Was inferior to God (Jn 14:28)

Was equal to God- was God (Jn 5:18)

He was begotten (Jn 1:18)

He called Himself- I AM (Jn 8:58)

Before Abraham, I Exist

God’s Sons

Angles were called sons of God (Job 38:7)

However God made them directly

Adam was called a son of God

However God created Adam from the dust of the ground.

Through the new birth (I Jn 3:1-2)

Only Jesus is begotten

Terminology

The Son of God

He was born of God

The Son of Man

He was born of woman

God the Son is never used in scripture

Eternal or Begotten Son

Only begotten son is use

Never eternal son

Begotten vs Eternal (contradictory)

John 1:1 (the plan)

Gal. 4:4 (fulfillment of the plan)

The Sonship will End

Acts 2:34-35 (note the until)

I Cor 15:23-28 (take heed to vs 28)

The Son and Creation

Hebrews 1:2

Col. 1:13-17

Remember Christ is THE WORD made flesh

God made everything that was made by HIS WORD