Part 2 - The Son of God - From the Annunciation to the Throne
The titles Son of God and Son of Man for Jesus are often simplified to mean divine and human, respectively. However, Scripture indicates that each title encompasses both dimensions. This six-part series examines key passages for each title and explores how they unite in one person.
Part 2 of six in the series Son of God vs Son of Man: The Two Titles of Christ.
The title Son of God does not originate with the New Testament. Israel is called God's son; so are angels, and so is the Davidic king, and any account of what the title means when applied to Jesus has to reckon with why His use of it got Him charged with blasphemy when the others did not.
The answer is in how the Gospels handle it. The voice from heaven at the Jordan, the voice from the cloud on the mountain, the angel's explanation to Mary, and the opening lines of Hebrews all press the title past adoption and into identity — culminating in a Father who addresses His Son directly as God. This post works through the first seven of those passages.
A reminder carried through this series: Son of God is not shorthand for "the divine half." The same title appears in contexts of obedience, dependence, and human birth. Both dimensions run through both names, which is the point established in Two Titles, One Person. For the broader question of how Scripture identifies Jesus with YHWH, see the deity of Christ series; for the Old Testament groundwork, Jesus in the Old Testament and The Angel of the LORD.
Remaining content is for paid members only.
Please subscribe to any paid plan to unlock this article and more content.
Subscribe NowAuthor
Raised in a Christian home, I came to faith later in life. A family crisis in 2019 drove me to study Scripture deeply, and by 2021 I answered my calling to ministry and teaching God's Word.
