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.
jt: Jesus said "If you have seen me you have
seen the Father" - yet his audience were not seeing anything relational,
they were seeing a lone figure obedient to and
speaking Words from God.
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?
jt: They were one in all aspects and operated
like a symphony.
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?
jt: The same love as God had for the Church ie
the people predestinated before the foundation of the world to be conformed
to the image of His Son - both of
whom were at that point a faith reality in the heart of
God.
To everyone else, I'll try to get
caught up on some other posts later today, possibly even this
evening.
Bill
