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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Y2K" data-source="post: 10278280" data-attributes="member: 35049">QUESTION: “DO YOU BELIEVE JESUS THE MESSIAH IS GOD JUST BECAUSE HE IS CALLED, ‘THE SON OF GOD’ IN THE BIBLE?  ADAM, ISRAEL AND OTHERS ALSO ARE CALLED GOD’S SONS IN THE BIBLE.”  (See Luke 3:38 – “... Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God”; Hosea 11:1 – “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.”; Romans 8:14 – “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”; Galatians 3:26 – “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.”) WHY DO MUSLIMS THINK THIS WAY? Muslims normally do not think this way.  Only the rare Muslim who has studied the Bible or a Muslim who has been taught some kind of apologetics would ask this kind of question. ANSWER: Jesus is The Unique Son of God:  We don’t believe Jesus the Messiah is God just because he is called “The Son of God” in the Bible, although this term does imply his deity (see previous question).  There are other, stronger reasons for believing he is God.  Even though many people are called sons of God, Jesus the Messiah is so uniquely greater than all the others that he is called “The Son of God” as well as “God’s only Son”:“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life…Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.” (John 3:16,18) “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) “In this the love of God was made manifest among us that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.” (1 John 4:9) The Term “Son of God” Also Clearly Implies That He is God.  The Jewish religious leaders tried to stone the Lord Jesus specifically because he called Himself the Son of God:  “Jesus answered … ‘I and the Father are one.’ Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many great miracles from the Father, for which of these do you stone me?’ ‘We are not stoning you for any of these,’ replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.’  Jesus answered them …‘Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, “I am God’s Son”’” (John 10:25-36)On the following occasions in the life of Jesus the Messiah He accepted the worship of people who recognized His deity:  “During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.  When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified.  ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.  But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage!  It is I.  Don’t be afraid.’ … When [he] had climbed into the boat, the wind died down.  Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’” (Matthew 14:25-33)  “When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.  He shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?’” (Mark 5:6,7) “As week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.  Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’  then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, see my hands.  Reach out your hand and put it into my side.  Stop doubting and believe.’  Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’” (John 20:26-29)</blockquote>

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