As a Christian, are you a son of God?
Discussion
I am "a" son of God by adoption; I am not "the" Son of God by eternal generation.
☝️ We are made sons of God by participation in Christ, by which we are given a share in his divinity. This is possible because the Word first became human, thus uniting human and divine nature in his person.
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By Christ we become partakers of the divine nature 🙏 fiat
Either you are a son of God or you aren't. You aren't less a son of God due to your adoption, otherwise you would be a mere servant. As sons of God, we have a brother that is the firstborn which is Christ. This does not put us above Christ, nor equal to God, but brethern regardless of our earthly father's seed we are still sons of God and by birthright have access to God Himself as our Father. If we are sons of God, than we too are gods. Though presently being in this infantile fleshly state, we will be made higher than the angels and sit in judgement. Our wills will be clensed in the blood of the Lamb and united with the Father under appointment by Christ himself, but we do not need to wait for the next world to be purified. That purification is at hand.
The firstborn son always sits higher. He is our elder brother, yes, and he is also our King. I am not the King. He is.
Yes Lord and King
...and we are not. Therefore not all "sons of God" are equal in every way. Distinguo.
I don't believe I said we are equal with Christ, nor do I know why sons of God require scare quotes.
"If we are sons of God, than we too are gods."
believe he is referring to that
I refer back to the original sin; To believe you are intrinsically superior or inferior to your brother is the root of all sin. Hierarchies that are based on righteousness, these are orthogal to judgement. Christ is our King, God is the only creator. God appointed Jesus Christ as head of his church and he has all authority over creation. If you see a man that has his will purified and united with the Father, you also see the Father. There is no differentiation, because he will act in accordance. We are all called to be perfect, and God would not ask us to do the impossible. Only through Christ can we be purified to come into the presence of the Father and be perfected by Him.
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can even a child understand that ?
Everyone knows it in their heart that hate is evil
Yet hatred of evil is good.
We all know that we are not God and that he ought to be worshipped, so are without excuse (Rom. 1). But by nature we reject the Creator and worship the creation (Rom. 1). We also tend excuse our own sin (Rom. 2). "All have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God." (Rom. 3). "The wages of sin is death." (Rom. 6). But if we believe in Christ, we shall be saved. (Romans 10) because of Christ (Isaiah 53, Romans 5).
Agreed, this is the state of the christian when they are yet "little ones" in Christ. The kingdom of heaven is at hand, and we are not condemned to sin for our remaining years. It is within reach to live with the love of God and be ambassadors for Christ.
Yes, the gospel in its simplest form, can be understood by a child. But we are not called to have the understanding of a child, but of a mature man. Trust like a child, understand like a man.
just asking because its a bit hard for me to grok -admittedly only read once- and i thought the truth is simple enough for a child to understand
It wasn't impossible for Adam, but (since the fall) it is impossible for us (we are cursed). Hence our need for Christ and justification by faith alone. I am inferior to Christ. He is my head (kephale) and I submit to him as Lord.