The Son
Son of God|Christ|Prophet|Priest|King

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16.15,16

Many are familiar with what the Lord Jesus did on the cross. But the key to the work of the Lord Jesus is the Person of the Lord Jesus. Who is He? According to the Scriptures, when Jesus died on the cross, He put away the sin of all those for whom He died. Why is it that Jesus death could accomplish such work while no one else's death could? The primary reason lies in Who Jesus is.

When the Lord asked His disciples who they thought He was, Peter gave this God-inspired answer:

Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

The Lord told Peter that he had not some to this understanding by his own investigation. The truth of Christ is not by investigation, but by revelation. Peter's answer is two-part: Jesus is Christ, and Jesus is the Son of God. We shall look at the Lord's Sonship in this article. Articles concerning His Christhood can be seen by clicking on the appropriate links at the top of this article.

The very Person of the Lord Jesus is a mystery, as it is written:

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh.
(1 Timothy 3.16)

Therefore, we should not be surprised to find it difficult, even impossible, to understand the essence of Christ's Person. Many have been spiritually destroyed in an attempt to make human sense out of this Divine mystery. We shall be content to believe what the Scriptures say concerning the Lord Jesus even if it does not fit well into our way of thinking.

More to come!