Text: "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30)
Catechism Question 33: Why is he called God’s “only begotten Son” when we also are God’s children?
Answer: Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God. We, however, are adopted children of God—adopted by grace for the sake of Christ.
Intro: Jesus’ names & titles
I. Son of…
Genesis 17:12 And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised…
Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old;
Genesis 35:18 And it came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
2 Kings 6:32 Now Elisha … said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head?”
Job 28:8 “The proud beasts have not trodden it…
II. Son of God
Exodus 4:22 - “Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Israel is My son, My first-born.
Jeremiah 31:9 With weeping they shall come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they shall not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My first-born.
Hosea 1:10 and it will come about that, in the place where it is said to them, “You are not My people,” It will be said to them, “You are the sons of the living God.”
Psalm 29:1 Ascribe to the LORD, Oh sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Psalm 82:6 You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.
III. Jesus, the Son of God
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1)
John 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9
Our text
We, the Sons of God
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" (Romans 8:15)
Application 1: The Deity of Jesus & our Faith
Is He reliable?
Catechism Q&A 26
Application 2: The Deity of Jesus & our Religion
Word & miracle