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Son of Man
Luke 9:22 is a New Testament example where Jesus uses this phrase of himself. Here he describes his coming death and resurrection.
Strong describes the term for son, υἱὸς which is used widely in an immediate context and also in the remote or figurative context of kinship, child, foal, son. Strong (1986: 99). The word man, aνθρώποs, is defined as man-faced, human being, certain, man. Strong (1986: 12). Each usage of a Greek word needs to be understood individually in context, of course. The exact term aνθρώποu, is used in Luke 9:22. The Greek New Testament (1993: 237). The term is used in the genitive as the Son of Man. Anthropos is the anglicized version of the word defined by Strong and relates to the English word anthropology.
Browning notes the phrase Son of Man is common from Jesus and is in the gospels and in Acts 7 and Revelation 1:13. Browning (1996: 349). Browning reasons that an increasingly accepted view is that Jesus meant the term in an elusive, roundabout way of acknowledging his significance as ‘I, being the man I am’. Christ has dignity and will be enthroned. Browning (1996: 350).
Erickson writes that the resurrection established the fact that the Son of Man is Christ, and that he is both a man that walked on earth and a heavenly being who would come in the future in the clouds of heaven. Erickson (1994: 693). Erickson explains that Jesus used the term Son of Man of himself and that one person, Jesus Christ, was both earthly man and preexistent divine God who became incarnate man. Erickson (1994: 726).
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ERICKSON, MILLARD (1994) Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.
STRONG, J. (1986) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Pickering, Ontario, Welch Publishing Company.
THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT (1993) Stuttgart, United Bible Societies.
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But, I do not appreciate weirdness from persons that want to dump their bizarre views on this site and then take off. This is kind of like my former German Shepherd Husky that would escape from the backyard, leave a parcel on a neighbour's front yard and then split.
ReplyDeleteLOL!! That's hilarious!
That first (Unger) cartoon is funny. The second cartoon on exercise is very practical wisdom. The third cartoon is funny for anyone on a diet.
As far as Jesus using the phrase "Son of Man," even though He had no biological earthly father, I read that He delighted in calling Himself "the Son of Man." The Second Person of the Trinity had existed from eternity past, and being born as a human being was something new for Him. This would seem a ridiculously humiliating thing to do (i.e., being born as one of the things you created), except for the fact that He did it out of love, to redeem the elect. He was relating to man by becoming man, and He was saving man by becoming man. If He loved His human creation so much, then that factor might help explain why He delighted in associating Himself with the fact that He had finally fulfilled what He had promised for thousands of years, and He had now been born as a man, in order that He might become the perfect sacrifice and heroically save the remnant that He had chosen before the beginning of time. The Father had given the elect as a gift to the Son, and now the Son had become a man to redeem those elect, by His own bloody sacrifice. Such love is not paralleled or equaled anywhere.
Thanks, Jeff. I am glad that I am providing both intellectual and fun material.
ReplyDeleteThe elect will serve as a remnant of humanity. As Christian bloggers, let us hope we can be involved in a small way in bringing the elect into the Kingdom. God uses human means in the salvation process, although it is his choice alone on who he regenerates. The elect are saved and justified by grace through faith alone, and not by works.
Amen!
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http://reformedbaptistapologetics.blogspot.com/):
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Thanks, Jeff.
ReplyDeleteI shall look at these over time and I encourage readers to check these links out as well, if they wish.
Yeah, maybe just consider this section of my comments as a sort of "Links" section, for future reference, as you (or your readers) have time to check them out. I'm not bothering to make them actual links, since there are so many.
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On my satire and theology blog, within the article on Dawkins and Dawson, Jeff provides another list in comments.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
The middle cartoon made me lol. Ain't that the truth tho! Folks often say they want to be healthier, fitter, thinner, yet they seem toe xpect it to happen without any effort or lifestyle change on their part!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deejay.
ReplyDeleteYour comment makes sense; many people do not want to exercise.
Russ:)
Hi Russ.
ReplyDeleteLiked this post mate. There is a bit of chatter around about the Deity of Christ. I will pass on your blog address for some sensible information.
Loved the diet cartoons. I've actually now lost 12kg's since the 1st of Jan this year. Healthy eating is about all I've done. Feeling pumped and healthy as. Want to loose about three more kg's.
Hope you are well mate. I will read some more.
Russell.
Hi Russ.
ReplyDeleteLiked this post mate. There is a bit of chatter around about the Deity of Christ. I will pass on your blog address for some sensible information.
Thanks much, Russell. You are always a friend. I hope the holiday is tops for you. I have lost 12 pounds with CPAP and believe I can lose more after jaw surgery. But, I am thekingpin and so there is a lot of muscle.:)
But, I am thekingpin and so there is a lot of muscle.:)
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from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingpin_(comics)
Contrary to all appearances, most of his body mass is actually muscle that has been built to extraordinary size...
ReplyDeleteThat is me.:)
Jesus Christ is Lord! He is the most influential person in history. The Gospel is the most influential story in the world!
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I agree with the last comment.
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ReplyDeleteThat is a very cool Daredevil, Jeff. I saved the jpeg.
ReplyDeleteI like the motorcycle and animated Kingpin too. The Rush show was excellent.
Thanks for the comments. Nope, I'm not LDS - far from it, in fact. I grew up being Baptist, but we've been reforming more and more over the last several years. I think we would be considered "New-Covenanters."
ReplyDeleteI like your post-hope to comment with my opinion on it soon.
Cheers, Abbey.
ReplyDeleteWhen I found your blog through Blogger Next Blog, I reasoned you were probably not LDS, and were likely a Biblical Christian. I thought from your blog you seemed intellectual. I wanted to encourage you in your mission plans. However, I would have looked bad to encourage someone in missions that was in a pseudo-Christian cult, and so I was half serious with the LDS comment, just to be safe...lol.;)
I am a Presbyterian with Reformed Baptist leanings and so it sounds like we many be on the same page theologically. I am always looking for new readers, commenters and links and have bookmarked your site. Thanks for the kind words Abbey and I encourage my readers to check your blog.
Russ:)
Okay, now about the post...
ReplyDeleteWay back in Genesis when God promised the One who would restore all things, He promised that it would be from the woman. The woman who brought death into the world would also bring life. This One who would come was Jesus. Throughout the Bible, the promised One was referred to as the seed of the woman to show that yes, indeed, He is the one to whom Genesis was referring. When Jesus said that in Luke, I think He was just letting the people know that He was the One to whom all the law, prophets, and writings were referring.
I've really enjoyed looking through your blog. When I started my blog, I had grand plans of having one much like yours. As it is, I have many different people reading my blog making it so that I can't really say a whole lot without someone disagreeing. Thus, I hardly ever post because I have to be so careful of what I say.
Thanks for the comments and the support, Abbey.
ReplyDeleteMany Christian scholars agree with your point from Genesis 3, which is a good one.
With blogging, once a person does research and provides an opinion, he/she should hold to it unless someone provides a view with more evidence and better reasoning. Disagreement is inevitable, and I am certain all my blog supporters disagree with me at certain points. However, we have agreed to be nice concerning disagreement, and be good to each other. I have comment moderation and will not tolerate constant nastiness from a commenter. This weeds out persons that want to disagree disagreeably, for the most part. I reason comment moderation lowers the number of disagreeable and disrespectful comments. Respectful disagreement is part of blogging, of course. I am respectful when I comment on the blogs of others and others are almost always respectful on here and it contributes to networking.