Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
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Nessa
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Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
Ok, I just assumed all Christians believed that the son of God is eternal.... apparently not..
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Re: Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
I believe you have assumed correctly. One must believe in Christ, the Eternal God, to be a Christian.
What is the heresy example that you encountered that said otherwise?
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
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Nessa
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Re: Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
Some don't believe he is eternally the son and became the son after birth. For example John MacArthur use to believe this but has since changed views
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RickD
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Re: Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
MacArthur isn’t afraid of preaching heresy. He’s a Calvinist.
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
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Re: Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
Rick is correct...
In order to put your faith in Jesus you must believe that Jesus is the Eternal God.
But...
The question of the 'eternal sonship' of Jesus is a different issue.
Here is an article that discusses the issue you are referring to
What is the doctrine of eternal Sonship and is it biblical?
https://www.gotquestions.org/eternal-Sonship.html
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Nessa
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Re: Eternal son or son of the eternal God?
Thanks DB.DBowling wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:08 amRick is correct...
In order to put your faith in Jesus you must believe that Jesus is the Eternal God.
But...
The question of the 'eternal sonship' of Jesus is a different issue.
Here is an article that discusses the issue you are referring to
What is the doctrine of eternal Sonship and is it biblical?
https://www.gotquestions.org/eternal-Sonship.html
It has really thrown me that some Christians think Jesus became a Son. So if that was true, in what way did he relate to the Father before being the Son etc