Summary: "the term 'son' can help interpret the trinity and other things. it means replica, continuation, ambassador/image, dearly loved servant, etc."
Use Hebrews.
JC is the son of God.
In the old days, sons took on the fathers trade and continued the family name. The son was a replica of the father. The quality of a son reflected on the father, and visa-verse. Sons also did much of the fathers work. The "Rebelution: Do Hard Things" brothers have said that the father provides the brains, and the sons the brawn. Sons also must obey the father.
Hebrews 1:2-3 "But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven."
Jesus is Gods representative, his image, his mighty arm at work in the world. Jesus is the exact representation of God's being. JC will also inherit many things from God, like a son inherits the fathers business. God appointed him heir of all things." And Christ does all the work, including making the universe and saving earth from sin. JC obeys God by saying in Gesthename "not my will but yours be done".
Jesus is the son of man
considering everything I just said about Jesus as the son of God, it seems blasphemous to now apply everything to humans, but let's see how much works, especially if we use 'man' as 'mankind'
Jesus is full God and fully man. He is a replica of humans. He also represents man as our advocate. He works for us believers in many ways.
He's not exactly a continuation of us. In fact, he is the "second adam", the first of Gods family of humans, the first person to go through the saving function (maybe). So in this sense, he's much more of our father.
And then, of course, Jesus does not serve our every wish, because we are fallible. But he does serve us, he serves us better than we could ever ask him to serve us. We didn't know we were sinners, right? And he died for us anyway! Servant leadership: wow.
A note on the trinity. reference "BIG THEORY: trinity and TSM" from June 10, 2010.
The manner in which God (the big complex God) manifests himself into other viewpoints could be seen using the 'son' function/model. Remember, everything about God is bigger and more complex than us. His various manifested images are all huge and complex, not just parts of his personalities but their own individual personalities. In the same way, the way he splits himself is more complex than just dimensions. Thinking of the 'son' idea could help us understand this function better.
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