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NASB | Matthew 16:13 ¶ Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:13 ¶ Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" [Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20] |
Subject: Jesus called himself the son of man why? |
Bible Note: DBR, You write "Hence he had not simply materialized a human body as angels had previously done; he was not an incarnation but was actually a ‘son of mankind’ through his human mother". Wrong. Scripture teaches no such thing. Christ, as the second Person of the Trinity had two natures- one Divine, one human. He was and is the eternal Son of God and His nature is fully Divine- Ps. 2:7, Heb.1:5. He was also fully human- 1 Tim. 2:5, 3:16. As to the use of the term "Son of man", Easton's Bible Dictionary comments "In the New Testament it is used forty-three times as a distinctive title of the Saviour. In the Old Testament it is used only in Ps. 80:17 and Dan. 7:13 with this application. It denotes the true humanity of our Lord. He had a true body (Heb. 2:14; Luke 24:39) and a rational soul. He was a perfect man." With the "Father-Son " language we have to link this terminology with the claims of Jesus Himself, namely, that He was sent to earth by the Father (John 14:24; John 5:26). Or the claims of those he taught, namely that he is the eternal God who created everything (John 1). And then there is also the hostile witness of his enemies: they sought to kill him because he made himself equal with God (John 5:17). From a human point of view, that is why he died: the charge was blasphemy. Or, study the parable of the vineyard: the owner sent his son to the vineyard, and they killed him (Matt. 21:33-46). Why? Because he was the son. In other words, there would have been no cross without Jesus’ claim to be equal with God the Father and heir of all things. And everyone, believer and unbeliever alike, acknowledges that Jesus was crucified. So the point of Jesus’ use of the “Father-Son” language was meant to teach that he was equal to the Father in nature but subordinated to the Father for the mission. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |