MESSIAH: SON OF GOD
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Messiah
a) Understanding the Messiah or Christ is the first and foremost requirement for spiritual enlightenment. Paul makes a most comprehensive statement of who and what Christ is.
b) The two titles, Messiah and Christ, are synonymous and interchangeable. “Messiah” is the Hebrew for which “Christ” is the Greek equivalent. The basic meaning of these titles is The Anointed One.
2. Son Of God
a) Paul speaks of "the Father" in Colossians 1:12. In the following verses, he speaks of "His beloved Son" who is "the image of the invisible God". That is to say that the Son is exactly like his Father and shows us the Father. Jesus himself explained this in John 14:6-10.
b) The Son is God just as the Father is God. Paul confirms this by saying of Christ "He is before all things". This is a statement that can be made only of One who is God. Only God is "before all things". Jesus also confirmed this when he said, "Before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:54-59; Exodus 3:13-14).
c) Paul says that "It was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in him" (Colossians 1:19). What fullness? Paul clarifies that later: "For in him all the fullness of the Deity (Godhood) dwells in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).
d) From these points we understand that the Messiah has always existed, and he is God.
The End ...
1. Messiah a) Understanding the Messiah or Christ is the first and foremost requirement for spiritual enlightenment. Paul makes a most comprehensive statement of who and what Christ is.
b) The two titles, Messiah and Christ, are synonymous and interchangeable. “Messiah” is the Hebrew for which “Christ” is the Greek equivalent. The basic meaning of these titles is The Anointed One.
2. Son Of God
a) Paul speaks of "the Father" in Colossians 1:12. In the following verses, he speaks of "His beloved Son" who is "the image of the invisible God". That is to say that the Son is exactly like his Father and shows us the Father. Jesus himself explained this in John 14:6-10.
b) The Son is God just as the Father is God. Paul confirms this by saying of Christ "He is before all things". This is a statement that can be made only of One who is God. Only God is "before all things". Jesus also confirmed this when he said, "Before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:54-59; Exodus 3:13-14).
c) Paul says that "It was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in him" (Colossians 1:19). What fullness? Paul clarifies that later: "For in him all the fullness of the Deity (Godhood) dwells in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).
d) From these points we understand that the Messiah has always existed, and he is God.
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