WHO IS THE SON OF GOD?
Homer Ellison
This "Suffering Servant" Holds the Key to Your Salvation
You were created so that you could recognize your Creator, love Him, and serve Him here on earth. But do you know Who God really is? The answer to this question surprises many people.
It is an easy mistake to think that one is worshipping the one, true God, while actually serving a false one. To help prevent this mistake, God described Himself in the Bible, warning us to remember how He appeared when He gave the Ten Commandments:
The Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but saw no image, just a voice.
And you shall watch yourselves very well, for you did not see not any image on the day that the Lord spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire. 16. Lest you become corrupt and make for yourselves a graven image, the representation of any form, the likeness of male or female. (Deuteronomy 4:12, 15-16 - Judaica Press Complete Tanach)
In other words, God has no physical shape. He is infinite and unlimited, and never appears in the form of any human.
Nor does God have any "partners." He alone is the only One Who brings us eternal salvation, as He says in the Bible:
Is it not I, the Lord, and there are no other gods
besides Me, a just and saving God there
is not besides
Anyone who makes the mistake of worshipping a man for spiritual salvation will be betrayed.
Do not trust in princes, in the son of men, who has no salvation. (Psalms 146:3)
Eternal life comes directly from God, Who is One and infinite, and not through any mediator.
God's Firstborn Son
So how has God brought His message of truth to the world? According to the Bible, God declares that He does have a special son whose mission is to bring His blessings and His salvation to the entire world.
Who is this son? Many religious leaders have offered their opinions on the identity of His son, but really we should find out God's "opinion" on this matter.
In the
book of Exodus, God openly proclaims His son to the world:
'So said the
Lord, "My
firstborn son is
All people are God's children, of course, but the Jews are like a "firstborn son" who brings God's Word to his younger brothers. Every person who learns from the Jews, and helps them fulfill their special role, becomes a part of God's kingdom.
Unfortunately, many times people have not listened to the Jews. For many centuries, the Christian church killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Jews -- men, women, and children -- to prevent their holy message from reaching the rest of the world. Today, church leaders still try to silence the Jewish message by sending missionaries to convert Jews to Christianity!
The Bible tells us that the Jews would suffer greatly, not just for their own sins, but also for the sake of bringing God's Word to a rebellious world:
"Console,
console My people," says your God. Speak to the heart of
Salvation Through the Law
The Jewish people have been taught the secret to eternal life and blessings for all people, and now they finally have the freedom to reveal God's message.
According to that message, the key that unlocks the door to a personal relationship with God is His Law -- one part for the Jews, the other part for the rest of the world.
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But for everyone else, God gave the Seven Commandments (and dozens of other laws). These commandments were given to Noah, after he left the ark that saved his family from the great flood, as an eternal covenant with all the peoples of the earth.1 Since Mount Sinai, the Jews have carried the message of these seven laws to all the peoples.
A non-Jew who follows these commandments is a Righteous Gentile, and receives both eternal life and God's blessings in his earthly life. By doing good works exactly as God commands, he earns a close relationship with his Creator.
A Righteous Gentile celebrates certain "Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)" holidays, not Christian holidays. He prays to God in the proper way, according to God's instructions. He also helps the poor and he guides his fellow humans including non-religious Jews back to God's Law. A Righteous Gentile learns how to redeem every part of his life from the emptiness of modern existence, becoming a "soldier" in God's spiritual army.
The Messiah's Message to the World
By asking the Jews for spiritual guidance and turning back to "Hebrew Bible" Law, a Righteous Gentile also known as a Child of Noah also accomplishes the most important task of all: He helps bring the Messiah to redeem the entire world.
The Messiah is a Jewish king who will gather all the Jewish people to Israel, destroy all evil, rebuild the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and bring true freedom to the world by returning everyone to the Law. He will institute God's eternal kingdom here on earth.
The Messiah will teach the Word of God to all nations, causing Christianity and all other religions to disappear. The Bible says that everyone will become a Righteous Gentile, thirsting for the ancient Truth:
O Lord, Who are my power and my strength and my refuge in the day of trouble, to You nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Only lies have our fathers handed down to us, emptiness in which there is nothing of any avail! 20. Can a man make gods for himself, and they are no gods?" Therefore, behold I let them know; at this time I will let them know My power and My might, and they shall know that My Name is the Lord. (Jeremiah 16:19-21)
An Urgent Call to Action
In the book of Genesis, God told Abraham that his descendants, the Jewish people, would bless the world with the light of God's Word. Only by turning to the Jews can anyone join God's holy kingdom:
And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you." (Genesis 12:3).
God promised Abraham that this covenant of priesthood would apply to all the Jews, forever:
And I will establish My covenant between Me and between you and between your seed after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant, to be to you for a God and to your seed after you. (Genesis 17:7).
And I establish my covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, throughout their generations, for an eternal covenant
Regardless of your race, religious background, or nationality, Righteous Gentiles can help the Jewish people bring the Messiah.
Footnote:
1) Genesis
8:20-9:17