by Chuck LaMattina of Grace Ministry International.
20. Jesus is the Son of God, not God the Son.
The title and position of being a son implies the title and position of a father. A father and son are never the same person or the same being; they are not one in essence and being. Jesus Christ is never identified in Scripture as God, nor is he ever called “God the Son.” He is always called the “Son of God.” When Peter was asked who he believed Jesus to be, he replied,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16)
The testimony of John the Baptist concerning Jesus Christ was, “I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” (John 1:34)
Mark began his gospel with the words, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
The Centurion at the cross said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39)
Demons declared, “You are the Son of God.” (Mark 3:11)
Indeed, Yahweh, the one, true, living God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 17:5)
Let us once and for all put away the pagan, platonic notion that there is one God who consists of three persons. And let us accept the written Word of God that states there is only one who is God. He is Yahweh, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. And let us believe Scripture that Jesus is truly a man, the Son of God by divine conception, whom God has made both Lord and Christ.
