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Who Was Jesus Christ?
In the first part of answering this question, we examined Jesus’ identity as the Christ. But what about the frest of Peter’s statement, ". . . the Son of the living God"?; We address that in this second part of "Who Was Jesus Christ?"
by Tom Robinson
To some of Jesus’ day, "Son of God" was simply a title for the
messianic king of the line of David. For, when God promised David that He would
establish a perpetual dynasty through his descendants beginning with Solomon,
God said, "I will be his Father, and he shall be My son" (1Chronicles 17:13).
"This remarkable statement," notes The Nelson Study Bible, "affirmed that the dynasty of David had such an intimate relationship with God that its kings would be considered God’s sons in an extraordinary way" (note on verse 13).
But was Jesus simply a special royal heir of David?
It is vital that we understand the truth. John wrote: "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God" (1John 4:15). He further explained that "only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God" can live a godly life of overcoming sin (1John 5:5, New International Version). Indeed, John said, "whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also" (1John 2:23).
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