+DEV+ Jesus: The Only Son of God

Date: August 8, 2012 12:59 AM
Topic: +DEV+  Jesus: The Only Son of God

Jesus: The Only Son of God

"Then God said [to Abraham], 'Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering...'"   (Genesis 22:1-2)
Scripture Focus: Genesis 22

Abraham had two sons at the time God spoke to him in Genesis 22 - Isaac and Ishmael. What did God mean when He said, "Your only son?" Why didn't God just say, "Take your son, Isaac?" Because Abraham knew that it was only through Isaac that God's promises would be fulfilled. Isaac was the child of promise. So God said to Abraham, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love..."

The Father said of Jesus in Luke 3:22, "You are my Son, whom I love..." And in the verse so well known to us in John 3:16 we read, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son..." Isaac is a type of Jesus in that he is the one and only son, whom his father loves in a special way. The Bible is clear that the Godhead consists of three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is a profound mystery, although entirely reasonable and true. The ultimate "one and only Son" - Jesus - is the fulfillment of God's promise in Isaac. An Old Testament story that once may have been hard to understand, becomes clear in light of Jesus.

Insight: Many Deny The Deity Of Jesus. But The Bible Leaves No Doubt That He Is "The Christ, The Son Of The Living God (Matthew 16:16).