Jesus - The Son Of God

This teaching brought clarity to one of the most important foundations of our faith; the identity of Jesus.

Starting from Luke 24:25–26, we saw how Jesus rebuked the disciples for being “slow of heart to believe”, all that the Scriptures had already revealed about Him.

What they thought was a tragedy was actually God’s plan all along.

📌 This introduces a powerful truth: That if you read the Scriptures and don’t see Christ, you are reading it wrongly.

Jesus showed us the correct way to read Scripture: 📍Firstly, we see the revelation of Christ as a part of the Trinity from the books written by Moses and through all the prophets.

This means the Old Testament must be read through a Christocentric lens.

📌 We then traced Christ from the very beginning:

📍Genesis 1:1 & John 1:1: “In the beginning…” John wasn’t starting a new story; he was referencing Genesis. Hence establishing that the doctrine of the Trinity of God was not first mentioned in the New Testament.

📍Genesis 1:3 & John 1:4: The Light spoken of at creation was Christ Himself.

📍All things were made by Him, through Him, and for Him.

📍2 Corinthians 4:6: Just as God brought light into physical darkness, spiritually, He has now shone light into our hearts through Christ.

📍Colossians 1:13: The Gospel is about being translated from darkness into light.

We also learned from John 1:18 that No one has seen God, but the Son has revealed Him.

This helped us understand the difference between: * Seeing God “face to face” (mediated encounters) * And seeing God’s face (full revelation)

📍In the Old Testament, God appeared through: * The burning bush * The pillar of fire * The Angel of the Lord (Christophany)

📍Examples: * Abraham hosting God (Genesis 18) * Jacob wrestling with God (Genesis 32) * Joshua encountering the Commander (Joshua 5) * Gideon’s encounter (Judges 6)

Even more striking:

Apostle also showed us through the scriptures that Jesus was present for the Jews, even in the Old Testament as seen in Proverbs 30:4; Daniel 7:13-14; Genesis 15:1; 1 Samuel 3:21.

📍Genesis 15:1, 5: “The Word of the Lord came…” and brought Abraham outside 📍1 Samuel 3:1–10: “The Word… came and stood”

➡️ The Word was not just spoken: the Word was a Person.

This is why Jesus said in John 8:56 that Abraham saw His day.

📍And that same Word became flesh.

📌 Then we addressed a critical question:

If Jesus is God… why is He called the Son of God?

📍Understanding Scripture requires: * Context * Audience * Language

📌 “Son of God” does NOT mean God gave birth to Him in the most human explainable way.

📍In Scripture, “sonship” can refer to: * Identity * Origin * Authority * Position

📍Examples: * Solomon called God’s son (1 Chronicles 28:6) * Israel called God’s firstborn

So how is the sonship Jesus established in the scriptures?

1️⃣ His Virgin Birth 📍No human father; being of divine origin (Luke 1:28-30; Luke 3:38)

2️⃣ His Kingship (Davidic Throne) 📍Luke 1:30–33: He is the promised King

3️⃣ His Resurrection & Exaltation 📍Declared Son of God with power (Hebrews 1:1-6)

4️⃣ His Eternal Nature 📍He has always been the Son; eternally existing and generated from the Father

📌 Further proof of Christ’s Deity even in the Old Testament:

📍In Mark 14, Jesus boldly identifies Himself with this prophecy, declaring His divinity.

As believers, these are things we must hold sacrosanct to our faith:

📍We must know what we believe. 📍We must understand the Word for ourselves. 📍We must be able to teach it to others.

Knowing that false doctrine thrives where there is shallow understanding, this teaching calls us back to depth, clarity, and conviction.

Because at the center of our faith is this truth: 📌 Jesus is not just the Son of God; He is God revealed.