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The Son of God. Relationship with God Character reveals God. “Son of”. “ Sameness” Equality in some respect Sons of thunder: Explosive, Mk. 3:17 (Lk. 9:54) Sons of peace: Peaceful, Lk. 10:6. Son of God. Sameness with Father: Deity, Jno. 5:17-18
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The Son of God Relationship with God Character reveals God
“Son of” • “Sameness” • Equality in some respect • Sons of thunder: Explosive, Mk. 3:17 (Lk. 9:54) • Sons of peace: Peaceful, Lk. 10:6
Son of God • Sameness with Father: Deity, Jno. 5:17-18 • Submitted himself to Father’s will… • Father greater,Jno. 13:16; 14:28 • One with the Father in nature, purpose will – Deity… • Same work, Jno. 5:19-21 • Same judgment, Jno. 5:22 • Same honor, Jno. 5:23
Son of GodJohn 10:30-38 • Full equality with the Father (Son of God = One with Father) • One, 10:30 • A claim of deity, 10:31-33 • Son of God =I and the Father are one, 10:36 (30) • Son of God = the Father is in Me, and I in Him, 10:38
Son of God • Complete expression of the Father (who He is), Jno. 1:18 • Perfect manifestation of God’s real nature, Heb. 1:3 • Express image: “precise reproduction in every respect…facsimile” • Fullness of the Godhead, Col. 2:9
Son of GodIsa. 9:6-7 • Identifies the Christ & His Deity • Lk. 1:31-35: Son of the Highest • Matt. 16:16-17: The Christ, the Son of the Living God • Matt. 22:41-45: The son of David, yet his Lord…whose Son is Christ? • Jno. 11:27: “You are the Christ, the Son of God”
Son of God • Never used in the NT to… • Say or suggest the Father existed before the Son • Say or suggest the Son was brought into existence by the Father (Phil. 2:5-11)
We Must Be… • Sons of God • Relationship with God • Partake of divine nature, 2 Pet. 1:4 • Born of God through faith, not flesh, Jno. 1:12-13; Gal. 3:26-27 (Jas. 1:18)
We Must… • Live like God’s sons for blessings • Come out of world, 2 Cor. 6:17-18 • Peacemaker, Matt. 5:9 • Love like Father loves, Matt. 5:43-45 • Like Christ in all things, Gal. 2:20 • God deals with us as sons, disciplining us for good, Heb. 12:7
We Must Be… • Sons of light, Jno. 12:36 • Light is a symbol of knowledge & truth • Follow the light of Christ,Jno. 8:12 • Bear the fruit of the Spirit,Eph. 5:7-10 • Watchful (spiritually alert),1 Ths. 5:4-6 • Careful to live by the light of truth (God’s word),Lk. 11:34-36
We Must Be… • Sons of peace, Luke 10:6 • Live peaceably, Rom. 12:18 • Remove every obstacle to peace • Hate, resentment, jealousy, envy, strife…
We Must Not Be… • Sons of this world, Luke 16:8 • Love this world, 1 Jno. 2:15-17 • Will perish with the world
We Must Not Be… • Sons of disobedience, Eph. 2:2 • Under the influence of Satan, Eph. 5:6 • Keep the word of Jesus to not see death, Jno. 8:51
We Must Not Be… • Sons of the wicked one, Matt. 13:38 • This person desires & does the will of Satan, Jno. 8:44 • When one lives in sin he has the traits of Satan
Jesus, the Son of God… • Makes it possible for you to be a son of God through faith in Him, Gal. 3:26 • Whose son are you right now: • Son of God? or Son of Satan? • Who will you put your faith in? (Jno. 1:12) • Whose son will you be?