We had a particularly small group today, but we had soooo much fun. The third chapter of Word of Life talks about the divine Sonship of Christ, and let me tell you, that’s a mind-blowing subject. If you ever think you’ve got an entire grasp on it, it’s time to go back and start again, because you don’t.
We talked about what sonship really means, in context to Christology. Most often, in an attempt to stress that Jesus’ sonship does not imply a literal spiritual birthing in eternity past, theology books will define sonship as Jesus’ position of honor and authority before the Father. This is a true and biblical definition — such is the case in Colossians 1:15 where Jesus is called the “Firstborn over all creation,” and in Hebrews 1:2 where He is called “the heir of all things”.
But as we discussed it, the conlcusion we came to is that sonship is foremostly a term of relationship and affection. Continue reading ‘Word of Life Bible Study – Meeting 5′
