This is where Jesus is being tempted by the devil in Matthew chapter 4 and it says in verse number 3
When the tempter came to him, and we know that that's the devil, it says
He said if thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread
Look at verse number 6
And saith unto him, If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down for it is written
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up
lest any time thou dash thy foot against a stone
Now it's interesting
The first time that the devil approaches man in the Old Testament, right at the beginning of the Bible
You remember the first thing out of his mouth was a question
Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of all the trees of the garden
So the first thing he did when he tempted man in the Garden of Eden, when he tempted Adam and Eve
was that he questioned God's word
Did God really say that?
Well in the New Testament, the first time we meet the devil in the New Testament
He's questioning whether Jesus is the son of God
Cause right away he's saying, well if thou be the son of God
Well, there's no if about it, Jesus Christ is the son of God
But he said, well if thou be the son of God, see the devil wants to put a question mark
Where God has already put a period, I mean Jesus is the son of God
And he's saying, well if you are the son of God
And he's trying to doubt that and question that
Now tonight I want to preach on this doctrine of the fact that Jesus Christ is the son of God
And what that means, you say well that sounds pretty basic, I mean everybody already knows that
But we're going to go in depth here tonight and understand what that means
Because a lot of people are attacking this doctrine today of Jesus Christ being the son of God
I've run into many people out soul winning who try to say, well Jesus never claimed to be the son of God
People said that about him but he never said that
If you run into Muslims, I've been knocking on doors lately running into Muslims
And they'll say, oh I believe in Jesus
And they say, I know that the Bible will have verses that mention that Jesus is the son of God
But he never said that about himself
And another thing is that modern Bibles today, the NIV, the New American Standard
These modern versions take out the places where Jesus Christ said that he's the son of God
They actually remove those places
To where you won't find Jesus saying that about himself in the NIV, it's removed
Now, why is this so important?
Well, because it's the deity of Christ that's at stake here, number one
And number two, it's important because if that's the first thing that the devil attacks
Then obviously this is a doctrine that we need to contend for and stand up
And the other thing is that other people will take this doctrine
And they'll say, well Jesus is the son of God but he's not God
You know, he's not equal with God
And they'll try to say, well because he's the son of God, that means that he's not God in the flesh
And we're going to deal with that tonight too
That's what the Jehovah's Witnesses or others would try to say
So what does it mean, why does the Bible call Jesus the son of God?
First of all, let's establish that the Bible does call Jesus the son of God
And that he himself claimed to be the son of God
First of all, look at Matthew 27, you're in the book of Matthew already
Look at Matthew chapter 27
In Matthew 27, these are the ones who are mocking Jesus and reproaching him
And they say to him, in Matthew 27 43, he trusted in God, let him deliver him now if he will have him
For he said, I am the son of God
So they heard him say it
It says in verse number 54
That when the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus
Saw the earthquake and those things that were done
They feared greatly saying, truly this was the son of God
Now go to John chapter number 9, I want to show you where Jesus flat out said that he was the son of God
I mean there are many places but I'm just going to show you one of them
But look at John chapter 9, while you're turning there let me go through some other verses about Jesus being the son of God
First of all, it says in Mark 1-1
The first verse is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the son of God
Ok, so that spells it out right there
But look at John chapter 9 verse 35
Jesus heard that they had cast him out
This is a blind man who had been healed and he was cast out
And when he had found them he said unto him, dost thou believe on the son of God?
He answered and said, who is he Lord that I might believe on him?
And Jesus said unto him, thou hast both seen him, thou hast both seen him and it is he that talketh with thee
And he said, Lord I believe and he worshipped him
So right there Jesus Christ said that he's the son of God right in John chapter 9
Well look at John chapter 10, you're in chapter 9 just go one chapter forward
It says in verse 36, this is when he's being challenged by the Pharisees
Here's what Jesus says to them in verse 36
Say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world
Thou blasphemest because I said I am the son of God
Right, so did Jesus say he was the son of God?
In chapter 9 he said, look you're talking to him
He said, who's the son of God? Well you're looking at him, you're talking to him
And then in the next chapter he said, yeah that's what I said, that I am the son of God
Jesus Christ was truly the son of God
So many multitudes of scripture, here's the NIV, the non-inspired version
You want to look this up for me brother George?
You can look that up for me in there
Let me hand out some of these other phony Bibles
And you say, Pastor Anderson, why do you do this so often where you hand these out?
Because as sure as I'm standing here, you can go through this a million times
But some people will still think it's not that bad or whatever
Some people need the reinforcement to see it again and again
To really know what these versions are doing
Look up John 9.35 where we just were
John 9.35, while we're turning there, I'll give you some other scriptures
These are the disciples in Matthew 14.33
And then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying of a truth, thou art the son of God
Matthew 26.63, but Jesus held his peace
And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God
That thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the son of God
Jesus saith unto him, thou hast said
He said, you said it
He said, henceforth, nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall you see the son of man
Sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven
We're going to get to that a little bit later, why he's called the son of man
And so are you there in John 9.35 and that portion of scripture?
Now remember, in the King James Bible, look down at your King James Bible in John 9
He said at the end of verse 35, dost thou believe on the son of God?
He says to this guy, do you believe on the son of God?
And he says in verse 37, thou hast both seen him and it is he that talketh with thee
What's it say in the NIV?
It says, do you believe in the son of man?
Do you believe in the son of man?
So they take out the part where Jesus says that he's the son of God in chapter 9
Go ahead brother Garrett, what are you reading there, the new King James?
Is this one the same or is it different?
Do you believe in the son of God?
Son of God, what do you got there in the living Bible?
Do you believe in the Messiah?
Okay, well yeah, they just pick whatever they want to call him in that one
So, do you believe in the Messiah? What do you got?
The son of man
Yeah, do you believe in the son of man?
But now in the NIV, look if you would brother Jordan at John 10.36
If you can even find it, I know the verse numbers are weird but
Do you see John 10.36?
I do
What's it say in John 10.36? Go ahead and read it out loud
What about the one whom the father set apart as his very own and sent into the world?
Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said I am God's son?
So where did he say that?
Because see, in the King James Version he said it in chapter 9
And then he refers back to it in chapter 10
Yes, I said I'm the son of God
And that one he said, well do you believe in the son of man?
And he's like, well because I said I'm the son of God you're angry
See the contradiction there? He never even said that in the NIV
So that's a contradiction
But anyway, I don't want to go on and on about that
But you know, you can see in these new Bibles they take out the word God 51 times
In the NIV
You know, they take out the word Lord I believe 66 times
They're constantly changing things and making these changes
And then people have challenged me and they'll say
Show me one place in the Bible where Jesus said he's the son of God
And I turn to them in John chapter 9 and show them and they're surprised
Because in their Bible it's been removed
And so they're like, wow, because they didn't expect it to say that
Because they've got a phony Bible that's trying to make people question whether Jesus Christ is truly the son of God
I mean how many different places did he say that he's the son of God?
But then others will say, well wait a minute, if he's the son of God then he can't be God
Oh, he's not God in the flesh, he's just the son of God
Well first of all, let's establish quickly that Jesus Christ is God
Then we'll explain that
First of all, look at Hebrews chapter 3
Hebrews chapter number 3
I don't even need to take you to Hebrews 1-8
Which says, but unto the Son he saith
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever
A scepter of righteousness, the scepter of thy kingdom
I mean that right there spells out
I'm not even going to take you to 1 Timothy 3-16
Where it says, and without controversy great is the mystery of godliness
God was manifest in the flesh
Justified in the spirit
Preached unto the Gentiles
Seen of angels
Believed on in the world
Received up into glory
All speaking of Jesus
Calling him God
I don't even have to take you to the part where somebody called Jesus good master
And he said, why call us thou me good?
There's none good but one and that's God
Let me tell you something
If anybody was good it was Jesus
Jesus said I'm the good shepherd
He went about doing good
I mean he was good
He was the only one who was good
Because he was God in the flesh
I'm not even going to take you to Isaiah 9-6
Which says, for unto us a child is born
Unto us a son is given
And the government shall be upon his shoulder
And his name shall go
Wonderful
Counselor
The mighty God
Not a mighty God
The mighty God
The everlasting father
The prince of peace
But look at Hebrews 3 where it's just spelled out
It says in Hebrews 3 wherefore holy brethren
Partakers of the heavenly calling
Consider the apostle
And high priest of our profession
Christ Jesus
So Jesus Christ is who?
He's the apostle of our profession
Right?
He's also the high priest of our profession
Verse 2
Who was faithful to him that appointed him
As also Moses was faithful in all his house
So who is Jesus Christ being compared unto?
Moses
Moses right?
He's saying hey Moses was faithful
Jesus Christ was faithful
But look at the difference between Jesus and Moses in verse 3
For this man
Jesus Christ he's saying
Was counted worthy of more glory than Moses
How much more glory
And as much as he who hath builded the house
Hath more honor than the house
For every house is built by some man
But he that built all things is God
Now do you see that?
He says hey
Jesus is to Moses
As the man who built the house is to the house
Because every house is builded by some man
But he that built all things is God
That's why it says in John 1-1
In the beginning was the word
And the word was with God
And the word was God
The same was in the beginning with God
All things were made by him
Who?
The word
And without him was not anything made that was made
That's why it says in verse 14
And the word became flesh and dwelt among us
And we beheld his glory
The glory as of the only begotten of the father
Full of grace and truth
The only begotten of the father was the word made flesh
And the word was in the beginning with God
And the word was God
That's why it says in 1 John 5-7
Also removed from the NIV completely
Removed from the New American Standard
Removed from the Living Bible
Removed from the New World Translation
He said for there are three that bear record in heaven
The father, the word, and the holy ghost
And these three are one
The father, the word, and the holy ghost
You know what else that's known as?
Matthew 28 18
Baptizing them in the name of the father
And of the son
And of the holy ghost
Teaching them to observe all things
Jesus Christ returns on a white horse
In Revelation 19
And he had a name written that was called the word of God
So the father, the word, and the holy ghost
Also known as the father, the son, and the holy ghost
Because Jesus Christ, the son of God
Was the word made flesh
And so he was in the beginning with God
And he was God
You see there are three that bear record in heaven
The father, the word, and the holy ghost
But these three are one
Because there's only one God
But he has three manifestations
The father, the son, and the holy ghost
The three and one
Is what that teaches there in 1 John 5 7
As well as the trinity is also found
It's not called in the Bible the trinity
But the concept of the Godhead
Or the three and one is found throughout the Bible
It's found in Genesis chapter 1
When God said let us make man in our image
After our likeness
Notice the plurality there
Let us make man in our image
It's found in 2 Corinthians chapter 13
When it says in the love of God
And the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
And the love of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost
Be with thy spirit
You got all three right there
And all throughout the Bible you find the trinity
In that way
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Father, Word, Holy Ghost
So Jesus Christ is God
It's clear
All things were made by him
The Bible also says in Revelation
That Jesus Christ is the beginning of the creation of God
Look at Revelation chapter 1
The beginning of the creation of God
Now people will try to say
Oh he's a created being
No
He is the beginning of the creation of God
It doesn't say he was the first thing created
No
Cause he was already in the beginning with God
He had no beginning
Let me give you another scripture on Jesus
While you're turning to Revelation
It says in Hebrews chapter 7 verse 3 of Jesus Christ
Hebrews 7 verse 3 says
Without father, without mother, without descent
Having neither beginning of days nor end of life
But made like unto the Son of God
Abide to the priest continually
Therefore Jesus Christ had no beginning of days
And he had no end of life
He is eternal from everlasting
Micah 5 2 says that Jesus Christ is from everlasting
He had no beginning of days nor end of life
He is eternal
He was already there in the beginning with God
He was already there
When the Bible says he's the beginning of the creation of God
It means that he was the creator is what he was
Because all things were made by him
Colossians 1 teaches that Jesus Christ is the creator
It says in Revelation chapter 1
And of course this is Jesus Christ speaking
And he's speaking unto John and he says in verse 8
I am Alpha and Omega
Those are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet
The beginning and the ending
Sayeth the Lord which is and which was and which is to come
The Almighty
The Jehovah's Witness will say to you
Oh you know Jesus Christ is not the Almighty
He's just a mighty God but he's not the Almighty God
He is the Almighty God
He said here I'm the beginning
I'm the end
I'm the Alpha
I'm the Omega
He says right here that he is, he was, he is to come
He is existing in eternity
Either direction as far back as you want to go or as far forward as you want to go
He is God
He said a little bit later on
Because people will say oh that you know I was God the Father
Okay well tell me if you're sure if this is Jesus
It says in Revelation 1 17
And when I saw him
I fell at his feet as dead
And he laid his hand, right hand upon me saying to me
Fear not, I am the first and the last
Earlier on he said I'm the Alpha and Omega the first and the last
You know he combined all those beginning and end
He says verse 18
I am he that liveth and was dead
And behold I am alive forevermore amen and at the keys of hell and of death
So who's that that was dead?
That's Jesus Christ right
He was dead for three days and three nights
And up from the grave he arose
So this is Jesus Christ
Saying I'm Alpha and Omega look at verse 11
I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last
You see that in verse 11
And then you see in verse 17 he says I'm the first and the last
I was dead now I'm alive
Hey Jesus Christ is God in the flesh
He dwelt among us and we beheld his glory
As if he only begotten of the Father
Jesus Christ was God incarnate
Now you say well wait a minute Pastor Anderson
Why was he called the Son of God?
Turn back to John 5 17
You say well then why is he called the Son of God?
Well we're going to get to that and explain to you why
Because the Bible flat out tells us why
We're not going to look at that verse yet
First we're going to look at a verse in John 5
Then we're going to go to the verse that explains why Jesus is called the Son of God
Because you say well if he's the Son of God how can you say he's God?
Well he is God in the flesh and he's also called the Son and I'll explain why
But look if you would at John 5 first of all
In verse 17
But Jesus answered them
My Father worketh hitherto and I work
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him
Because he not only had broken the Sabbath
But said also that God was his Father
Making himself equal with God
Now do you see that?
Jesus Christ according to the narrator here of the book of John which is the Holy Spirit
Said that Jesus Christ by making God his Father he said
Made himself equal with God
That he basically
Now you say well I don't know if that's really what that means
Okay look at Philippians chapter 2
Philippians chapter 2 would you mind turning there in that phony NIV as well?
Philippians chapter 2
That piece of garbage next to you
That's the NIV
Philippians chapter number 2
And verse number uh uh
Philippians 2 verse number 5
Let's start in verse 5
Everybody in Philippians 2 5
It says who being in the form
Or let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus
Who being in the form of God
Thought it not robbery to be equal with God
So look did Jesus Christ consider equality with God
Something out of balance to him?
No
In John 5 he made himself equal with God
Said in John 5 17 and 18
Here it says hey he thought it not robbery to be equal with God
By making himself equal with God he's not stealing anything is he?
Is he robbing some glory away from God?
No
It was not robbery for him to be equal with God
What's it say in the non-inspired version?
Who being in the very nature of God
Did not consider equality with God something to be grasped
You know according to NIV he couldn't quite grasp equality with God
You know and the original New King James said that too
Now they've changed it because people got so angry
That now the New King James has toned that down
But the New King James used to read exactly like the NIV when it first came out
It used to say that equality with God was not something for him that he could really grasp
You know what I mean is this is a little out of balance for him
See how these versions are attacking the deity of Christ
But the bottom line is here that Jesus Christ is co-equal with God because he is God in the flesh
He is the Word made flesh
He was in the beginning with God
And people will say well I don't understand that how he could you know if he is God how is he praying to the Father
It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not it's what the Bible says
You know you can sit there and say and I always say this
Well then explain this
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God
How could the Word be with God and be God at the same time
If you can answer that question then I'll answer the other question because you know what
We don't have to understand we just need to believe it
Amen
You know because we don't understand everything because we are not as smart as God
We're human beings
I mean don't you think there are things that if I explain to my children they couldn't understand
I mean if I explain to them calculus
If I explain to them Einstein's theory of relativity
They would not be able to grasp nor comprehend what I was saying
But let me tell you something it's only because their intelligence is not high enough
It's not that the theory of relativity is not something that makes sense
It's not that calculus doesn't make sense calculus makes a lot of sense
But to a young mind they won't understand it
And it's the same thing when a human being says
Well I don't understand everything about the Bible
Look if you understood everything about the Bible then you'd be God
No man understands everything about the Bible
Because it's God's word God's thoughts are so much higher than our thoughts
We don't know everything
And the more I read this book I mean this week alone
Just from talking to people about Genesis 1 and studying it
I mean the most rudimentary basic chapter the first chapter Genesis 1
I've learned four new things this week from Genesis chapter 1
And there's 1189 chapters
And I'll bet you a few years from now I'm going to learn other stuff about Genesis 1
The Bible is an unbelievably deep book
And so we can't just sit there and say
Well I don't understand it and so therefore I won't believe it
Well then you're going to go to hell
If you don't believe that Jesus Christ is God's word
Because he said if you do not believe that I am he you shall die in your sins
And he was referring to the verse that said in Isaiah 43
I am he and there's none else he said and beside me there is no Savior
I'm the Lord before me there was no God formed
Neither shall there be after me I'm the Lord and there is none else
And beside me there is no Savior
Isaiah 43 10 and 11
He said I'm it if you don't believe that you'll die in your sins
Jesus Christ was challenged by the Pharisees they said to him
Thou art not 50 years old and hast thou seen Abraham?
He said verily verily I say unto you before Abraham was I am
Remember that's what God said to burning bush
He said they said what is your name?
We want to tell the children of Israel
Moses said I want to tell the children of Israel what is your name?
And he said tell them that I am
And said you unto them
He said I am that I am
He said my name is I am
And Jesus said hey before Abraham was I am
And that's when they picked up stones to stone him
Because he was making himself out to be God in the flesh
So why is he called the son of God?
Look at Luke 1 35
See usually the answer to these things is just really simple
It's nothing complicated
The Bible gives us a very clear and simple answer
To why Jesus is called the son of God
Even though he was God himself incarnate in the flesh
Why is he known as the son?
Why did God choose to call him the son and to call himself the father?
Why did he call himself that?
And of course we know that Jesus Christ is also known as the father many times throughout the Bible
Like in Isaiah 9 6 and elsewhere
He calls himself the father
He said if you've seen me you've seen the father
You know I always point these people that balk at the deity of Christ
I'll show them the part where he said I and my father are one
And here's what they say
They say oh you know that just means they're one in purpose
They're just one in spirit
And they say you know you and your wife are one
You know?
The two shall be one flesh
You know the two shall be made one
And I said yeah but would I ever say to you if you've seen me you've seen my wife
Would that make any sense?
We're one in purpose
We're one in spirit
But if you have seen me that doesn't mean you've seen my wife
You know if somebody said show us your wife
Show us your wife pastor
I'd say well don't you get it if you've seen me you've seen my wife
No it wouldn't work would it?
Or what if they said to Solomon
My son
Solomon show us your father
And he said don't you get it?
If you've seen me you've seen my father
That wouldn't make any sense would it?
No
But Jesus Christ was challenged by Philip
Philip just said show us the father and it suffices
He said Philip how long have I been with you and now it's not known me
If you've seen me Philip you've seen the father
You couldn't say that about someone who was not you
I mean you know God was manifest in the flesh
1 Timothy 3.16
So real simple answer
Here's just a simple question a simple answer
Why is Jesus called the son of God throughout the Bible?
He called himself that?
The Bible calls him that Mark 1-1 many other places
The demons the devils who possessed man and fell on his feet
Said thou art the son of God
And he silenced them because he didn't want them to make him known right away
Remember he told them to be silent?
The devil possessed people that came to him
Because they said thou art the son of God
Hey the people who mocked him as he was on the cross said he said he's the son of God
The high priest said tell us whether or not you're the son of God
And he said thou hast said
I love it when they say are you the son of God?
He's like thou sayest that I am
No he didn't
They get real mad
They get in this big fight with him
Because he wasn't cooperating properly in court for them
They get real upset
They're rending their clothes like Hulk Hogan or something
Tearing apart their clothes
And you know
So they got really angry about it
But in Luke 1 35 there's a real simple answer
He just spells out why he's called the son of God
It says and the angel answered and said unto her
Well let's go back just one verse to verse 34
Just to get the context
Let me turn to my Bible
I was going off my printout here
But let me turn there quickly
It says in Luke 1 34
Then said Mary unto the angel
How shall this be seeing I know not a man?
Because basically this angel's telling her you're going to give birth to a son
It's going to be the savior of man
You know it's going to be Jesus Christ
And she says how shall this be seeing I know not a man?
She's saying look
I'm a virgin
You know how am I going to give birth to a child?
How is this going to work?
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
Which means for this reason also
That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the son of God
So why is Jesus Christ called the son of God?
Because of the fact that he was conceived by the holy ghost
Okay?
Because he had no earthly father
Because unlike the NIV says in Luke 2 33
Joseph was not Jesus' father
And so because he had no earthly father
And because it was the holy ghost that conceived the child within Mary's womb
Therefore it was called the son of God
Because he was not the son of Joseph
He was the son of God because he was placed in the womb by God
When she was with child of the holy ghost
When the holy ghost came upon her
And the power of the highest overshadowed her
That is why the holy thing which was born of her was called the son of God
I mean isn't that simple?
Is that so complicated and hard to understand?
He's called the son of God because of the fact that she was with child from the holy ghost
And the holy ghost is God
And so therefore that holy thing was called the son of God
That's all there is to it
Now you see why throughout the Bible is he known as the son of man?
And truly Jesus Christ did call himself many times throughout the Bible
The son of man
Simply because of the fact that he had an earthly mother
He was descended from man
And he was descended from God
Because his mother was a human being, right?
His father was who?
God
And it was the holy ghost that came upon Mary and conceived the child within her
Now the holy ghost, the father, the word, they all make up who God is
And because Mary was his mother
He was known as the son of man
Because he was 100% man and 100% God
He was God in the flesh but he was also a human being
And so that's the amazing thing about Jesus Christ
That he was human being
He was completely human
The Bible says he was tempted at all points like as we are yet without sin
I mean the Bible says that he was a man
That he was tempted
That he never sinned but yet it records him being hungry
It says when he fasted 40 days and 40 nights he was afterward in hunger
When he was on the cross he said, I thirst
In Mark chapter 3 he became angry
It says he looked round about on them with anger
In Mark chapter 3
In John 11 he grieved and was sad and groaned within himself
And of course the famous verse in John 11 35 Jesus wept
The Bible says about Jesus in Hebrews chapter 5
Who in the days of his flesh
When he offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears
unto him that was able to save him from death and was heard and that he feared
That's the garden of Gethsemane
When Jesus Christ prayed unto the father with strong crying and tears
So he was a human being wasn't he? He was the son of man
But he was also the son of God
Because he was God in the flesh and because the Holy Ghost placed him there in the womb
Now look at John 3 16
John 3 16
We're in Luke just go just a few pages to the right in your Bible
John 3 16
It says for God so loved the world
That he gave his only begotten son
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life
Now Jesus Christ here it doesn't say he's the only son
It says that he's the only begotten son
Because of the fact that the Bible says that we have received the spirit of adoption
Romans chapter 8
Whereby we cry Abba Father
So according to Romans chapter 8 we have received the spirit of adoption
He has adopted us as his son
He said in John 1 12 just go back one page
But as many as received him to them gave the power to become the sons plural the sons of God
Even to them that believe on his name
That's why Jesus Christ is called the first born among many brothers
He is the only begotten son
He's also called the first born from the dead
Because he's the first fruits of the resurrection
But the Bible teaches that the moment that we believe on Jesus Christ
The moment that our spirit is resurrected
That we are adopted as his sons
The moment that we believe on Jesus Christ we're born again
And we are God's sons and God's daughters
The moment that we believe on Christ
Our spirit is
Our flesh will then be resurrected one day
And then our spirit and soul and body will all be the son of God
You know right now we're just to have the first fruits of the spirit
But you see I'm God's son tonight
And if you're saved you are God's son tonight if you're saved
Or you're God's daughter
So does God only have one son?
No
There's the only begotten son Jesus Christ
And really he's only called the son of God just because of the way he was conceived
I mean he's really God in the flesh
But we basically become God's sons when we believe on him
When we get saved we become a child of God
The Bible says in 1 John 3, 1
Behold what manner of love the father has bestowed upon us
That we should be called the sons of God
Therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not
Beloved now are we the sons of God
And it does not yet appear what we shall be
But we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him
For we shall see him as he is
The Bible also calls us in 1 Peter chapter 1
Begotten again
It says we've been begotten again unto a lively hope
We've been born again
Are we the natural born natural begotten sons of God?
I mean were you born into this world a child of God?
No
You had to receive that spirit of adoption when you believe on Jesus Christ
He said as many as received him that gave you power to become the sons of God
That means that you weren't originally the son of God
When you became God's son
When you believe on Jesus Christ
That's when you're accepted into the beloved
That's when you're adopted as God's son
But Jesus Christ has always been
Always, always, all the way back has been present with God and always was God
He has always been who he is
The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost
These three were one, are one, will always be one God
Manifesting himself as the Father, the Word, the Holy Ghost
Or later as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
And so we need to understand that you say well that sounds pretty basic
And I have a lot of stuff in my notes here that I'm not going to go over just for sake of time
I don't want to go on and on about this because I have tons of scriptures here
But the main thing I want to point out here is that Jesus Christ is the son of God
Don't be carried about with some false teacher
And if somebody tries to tell you that Jesus is not the son of God
He's a false teacher
The NIV also removes Acts 8-37
And in Acts 8-37 when the eunuch had asked
You know, what's the tender meaning of being baptized
He said, if thou believeth with all thine heart thou mayest
He answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God
And he said also in, look at 1 John, last place I'll have you turn
Look at 1 John
And there's tons of scriptures that we're not turning to on the deity of Christ
And on the fact that Jesus is the son of God
But I just want to nail this down with you, this important point
1 John chapter 4
And look at verse number 15
1 John 4, 15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God
God dwelleth in him, and he in God
Let me ask you something
Is a person who says that Jesus is not the son of God saved?
No way
You've got to believe that Jesus is the son of God
You know what else you have to believe? That Jesus is God
You know, you can't sit there and say, well he's another God
Or there's more than one God, or he's a God
No, he said you better believe that I'm the key, or you'll die in your sins
And so you've got to believe that he's the son of God
And you've got to believe that he was God in the flesh
That's what the Bible says, you've got to believe it
And if you want to sit there and say, well
I don't believe in that doctrine of the father and the son and the holy God
Then you're not saved if you don't believe in that doctrine
You are not saved
Now I didn't say you have to fully understand that doctrine
And none of us fully, fully, fully understands it
But I'll tell you right now, you've got to believe it
That Jesus Christ is the son of God
Anyone who's preaching that Jesus is not the son of God
Is a false prophet
Anybody who's teaching that Jesus is not God in the flesh
But that he's another God
Or that he was a created being later on
Is a false teacher and a false prophet
And I want you to see here that
It's not a contradiction
That Jesus is God and that he's the son of God
I mean, it goes together perfectly
Once you understand where that term comes from
And so let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer
Father, we thank you so much for your word, dear God
And help us not to be deceived or mixed up on things
And confused by these doctrines
Dear God, help us to read the Bible and study these things
And know the truth
That we'll be ready to give an answer to any man
That would challenge us on this
And try to say a foolish statement like that
Jesus never claimed to be the son of God
We'll just flip open the Bible and show them John 9.35
And so God, I pray that you would please just equip us
With the doctrines and the scriptures that we need
To know what we believe and why we believe
And help no one here to ever be duped by these false versions
That attack and strike at the core of the deity of Christ
By removing Acts 8.37
By removing Jesus calling himself the son of God
By removing 1 John 5.7
Attacking the doctrine of the Trinity
And thereby damning their own souls to hell in the process
When they made the NIV and these other versions
Dear God, help us to stand fast
And hold the traditions which we've been taught
From God's word and from the Holy Spirit
And in Jesus' name we pray, amen