Category: Sonship
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john 14 (1)… faith and the father’s house
1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come…
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God the Son… true God of true God
According to the church father Augustine anyone who denies the Trinity is in danger of losing their salvation, but anyone who tries to understand the Trinity is in danger of losing their mind. To safeguard my mind (and yours) my aim here is modest. I want to consider only one aspect of the trinity namely…
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jesus… the son of man (3)
We have been reflecting on the important role Daniel 7’s vision of someone ‘like a son of man’ has in explicating the messianic mission of Jesus. It is the designation most used by Jesus to define himself and we have observed how he clearly uses the designation as a messianic title. At first glance it…
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jesus… the son of man (2)
We noted that the title ‘the Son of Man’ was Jesus’ favourite self-designation. The expression ‘son of man’ was not unfamiliar it would seem in C1 Palestine. It simply meant ‘human’ with the stress being on the weakness and humility of such a position. In the words of Psalm 8, addressing God the psalmist asks,…
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jesus… the son of man (1)
When we think of the titles ‘son of man’ and ‘son of God’ ascribed to Jesus we normally assume the former stresses his humanity and the latter his deity. And this is true. However, as with many generalisations, and particularly those that refer to Jesus qualification and nuance is often required. For instance, while ‘son…
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trinity, a simple reflection
Who can understand God? Who can grasp far less explain all that is meant by the Holy Trinity. Who can even adequately explain what is revealed. The creeds and confessions seek not so much to explain what we mean by trinity as guard against what we don’t mean. This snapshot reflection is just that, a…
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christian obedience and pseudo-christian obedience
Firstly, a word of apology to those who have dipped into this blog over the summer looking for something fresh to read. For reasons of holidays, responsibilities and the need for a rest I have posted nothing in the last couple of months. Today, I hope to dip my toe in the blogosphere once again with…
Cave Adullam 