Jesus As Son

One question that arises is what to do with the "Son" aspect of Jesus. How can Jesus be God, when God sent His Son? "Son" seems to indicate a person who was born, or came into existence at a specific point in time. John 3:16 was ambiguous for a few years.

 

But with the understanding of the concept of God as we have just learned, the text - John 3:16 - made perfect sense. We have already made the case explaining that "GOD" is not a person.  It is a title, like president and a quality, like love. Understanding this helps us to recognize that it wasn’t a person who sent His Son, but a quality, an essence, an attribute that sent Jesus Christ to die for us.

 

During Desert Storm, Mr. Bush had to make a decision. As Mr. Bush, he did not want to send men to fight a war with Iraq and die. He loathed war. But as a holder of the title - President of the United States - he had to do it. The quality, attribute of President, required him to uphold the office of President.

 

The attribute, quality, of the "God title" is Love. When sin invaded the world, the attribute of the God title and the Holders of the God title were compelled to act out of that attribute. That attribute of love compelled Jesus to fight against the invader and give His life for His children.  (Same with you when you become a Christian.)

 

A person may see a child being abused, and may not act. But a person with the title and attribute of "parent", especially the parent of that child, will act! The attribute compels him to.

 

What then do we do with the title "Son of God?"  Was He brought into existence and does He have a beginning?  No!  Many use the phrase, "I am the beginning and the end" to argue that Jesus was born into existence, or created and is not God, but a Son of God. But if that were the case, then He must also have an end. But we know that He will never have an end, just as He never had a beginning. He has always existed. The term, "beginning and the end" are only expressions of limitlessness. So what do we do with "Son"?

 

Once we recognize that God is a title, Son of God becomes clearer. You see, Yahweh, Jehovah, Jesus, is the only entity with the God title who went through the "birth" process. Unlike us, who came into existence at that time, Jesus did not.

 

He who is from everlasting to everlasting, simply altered His state of existence and went through the birth process. Now the Ancient of Days, the other person with the God title, could call Him "Son". The God title now had a God-title holder who went through the birth process.

 

Jesus, who is holder of the God title, is also holder of the birth title "Son".  No other person of the God-title holders have this title. The Ancient of Days never went through the birth process. The Holy Spirit never went through the birth process. Only Jehovah did. He truly is the "Son" of God.

 

"But you, Bethlehem Ephratha, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, WHOSE ORIGINS ARE FROM OF OLD, FROM ANCIENT TIMES." Micah 5:2

 

Earlier when we studied, it was shown that the Ancient of Days and Jesus both have physical bodies. Both have flesh and blood since we are created in their likeness and image. Yet many will point to John 4:24 and state that God is a Spirit and has no body or form. If this were the case, the Bible would be a lie and we would have no salvation. But there is a simple explanation to that text.