Wednesday’s thoughts
What makes Jesus the “Son of God”? What is it about this man of Nazareth who became a traveling evangelist for the last three years of his life the Son of God?
When was he thought of as the “Son of God”
Paul thought Jesus was the “Son of God” at the resurrection.
Mark thought Jesus was the “Son of God” at the time of his baptism
Matthew and Luke thought Jesus was the “Son of God” happened at his conception.
John believed Jesus was the “Son of God” before the beginning of the world. Jesus, John thought, was the Word and the Word was before the world was.
In the order in which these scriptures were written it looks like a trend has developed. The earlier the writer the later the writer thought Jesus was the “Son of God”. Paul wrote first, before all the Gospels and Jesus was the “Son of God” at the time of Jesus’ death. John wrote the latest and John thought Jesus was the “Son of God” before the beginning of time.
The Jesus title got larger the further away from the actual historical event.
I think that is interesting and it leads me to think the title “Son of God” wasn’t so important at first. In the sermon I am trying to determine what the title “Son of God” means to us, and I am coming up with some surprising information as I research this topic. I’ll add to this on Friday after I check a few things out.
If you have ideas write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. Click on the blank space and my email address will pop up.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
