The Son Of God

John 1:18,46-49 – No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known… “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

Matthew 2:22-23 – But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

Psalm 32:2 – Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.

Matthew 2:1-2 – After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 20:31 – But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Application:

• ·         Nazareth was a rather obscure town, nowhere mentioned in the Old Testament. However, Nazarene most likely means “of/from Nazareth”.
• ·         Only those honest with God receive pardon.
• ·         The Magi realized that Jesus was born a king, not that He would become one later on. “King of the Jews” indicates the Magi were Gentiles. Matthew wants to show that people of all nations acknowledged Jesus as “king of the Jews” and came to worship Him as Lord.
• ·         “The one and only Son, who is Himself God” is an explicit declaration of Christ’s deity.
• ·         Although believers are also called “sons” of God, Jesus is God’s Son in a unique sense.
• ·         This whole Gospel is written to show the truth of Jesus’ Messiahship and to present Him as the Son of God, so that the readers may believe in Him.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV