WHAT WAS THE REQUIREMENT FOR CHRIST TO BE DECLARED THE SON OF GOD?

[Eddie Ramos]

The Bible tells us that Christ was declared to be the Son of God after completing one specific task, after raising from the dead.

Romans 1:4 (KJV 1900)
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by (meaning THROUGH) the resurrection from the dead:

This passage is extremely interesting because we notice that Christ was declared to be the Son of God even from his conception as recorded in the gospels.

Luke 1:35 (KJV 1900)
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Mark 9:7 (KJV 1900)
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Over and over, we see many passages that declare Christ to be the Son of God, but the problem is that if we look to the cross as the only time Christ died and rose again, the he had not yet died nor rose again, yet here he is, being declared to be the Son of God before his death and resurrection. But this is not a problem is we can see that Christ died and rose again from the foundation of the world to pay for sins. Now, at any time throughout the course of the history of the world, Christ could be rightfully declared to be the son of God before the cross of 33 A.D. and we still have perfect harmony with the scriptures.

For those who disagree that Christ died and rose again from the foundation of the world, then the discussion for the O.P. is, can you show from the scriptures how could Christ be declared to be the Son of God, by the resurrection from the dead, if he hadn't died nor rose again till 33 A.D. and yet was indeed declared to be the Son of God throughout his earthly ministry?

[Eddie Ramos]

[Eddie Ramos]

[Eddie Ramos]

[JehovahsWitness]

[Eddie Ramos]

[JehovahsWitness]

I did see your posted scripture ...

Yes I did. Thank you for recognising that. Jesus was a spirit anointed son of God (Mark 1:11). Adam was a created son of God (Gen 2:7; Luke 3:38 ). The angels are spirit sons of God (Genesis 6:2-4; Job 1:6). The Israelites we a national son of God (Ex 4:22, 23), Solomon was a royal son of God (Compare Ps 89:19-27; 2Sa 7:14 ) Born again Christians are adopted sons of God (Gal 1: 6, 7)

Only Jesus can be considered "the only begotten" son of God



JW



FURTHER READING : Who is Jesus Christ?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2005681


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[Eddie Ramos]

[JehovahsWitness]

You ignored my recommendation to first check Luke 3:38

No I did check it thanks. You ignored the scripture I listed namely Mark 1:11, Genesis 2:7; Luke 3:38 , Genesis 6:2-4; Job 1:6, Exodus 4:22, 23, Psalm 89:19-27; 2Sa 7:14 and Gal 1: 6, 7 .... or did you check them?

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[Eddie Ramos]

You ignored my recommendation to first check Luke 3:38

No I did check it thanks. You ignored the scripture I listed namely Mark 1:11, Genesis 2:7; Luke 3:38 , Genesis 6:2-4; Job 1:6, Exodus 4:22, 23, Psalm 89:19-27; 2Sa 7:14 and Gal 1: 6, 7 .... or did you check them?

I was hoping for more integrity on your part. Are we here to find truth or just to be right? I don't mind continuing this discussion, but not like this.