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Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 12:30
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Eternal
Sonship
Why does He have to be the Eternal Son rather than the Eternal
Word JD?
This is a good question, Judy. I believe that he
is the eternal Word. If you or anyone were denying this aspect of his being, I
would be defending it as aggressively as I am the eternal Son
aspect.
To answer your question, being a relational term,
"sonship" gives us a window into heart of
God: who God is, and how he should be known.
May I ask you a question? Would you try to give
me some idea as to the quality of relationship (in other words, what kind of
relationship it was) that the pre-incarnate Word had with that member of
the Godhead you call the Father? For example, in Jesus' priestly prayer, he
spoke these words, "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be
with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for
You loved Me before the foundation of the world." Will you speak a few words
as to the nature of that pre-incarnate love? What kind of love was
it?
To everyone else, I'll try to get caught up on
some other posts later today, possibly even this evening.
Bill
