🙂💯👍 the divine definition of son of God

Posted : 13 Nov, 2021 08:59 AM

He certainly is the promised heir to David’s throne, but is He merely that? No. In the New Testament and in the words and works of Jesus, the term clearly took on a far more significant meaning, and one that applies only to Jesus. Even here, the Old Testament prophets pointed forward to this, as when Isaiah wrote:



“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us, and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this,” (Isaiah 9:6-7).



This is plainly the Messiah, the promised “Son” who sits on the throne of David and rules forever in the zeal of the Lord. Yet, this one is something more than just another descendant of David, and not merely by degree. He’s not just a better, more righteous king. He is Himself called “Mighty God” and “Eternal Father.” This is God’s Son in a far truer sense. He shares in the Father’s divine nature!



This is how Jesus used the term “Son of God” regarding Himself, classing the Son above even the angels in heaven (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32). Evil spirits cowered before Jesus as one with the power to torment them because He was the Son of God (Matthew 8:29, etc.) Jesus’ enemies recognized what He meant by the title and sought to execute Him for blasphemy:



“For this reason, therefore, the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God,” (John 5:18).



“The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, ‘I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?’ The Jews answered Him, ‘For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God,'” (John 10:31-33).



“The Jews answered him, ‘We have a law, and by that law, He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God,'” (John 19:17).



Likewise, New Testament passages like Hebrews 1 lay out in detail the unique, divine sonship of Jesus. In Christ, the title “Son of God” has a special application that speaks not only to His position as the Messiah King in fulfillment of God’s covenant with David but even more so to His very nature as the second person of the Trinity, God Himself come in flesh. That is who the Son of God is

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