Elsewhere in the Bible, “Son of God,” is used to refer to angels, the nation of Israel, or to the Davidic king. But nowhere else does the Bible speak of someone being God’s “one and only Son.” Being the one and only (“begotten,” KJV) Son of God means that Jesus, unlike the rest of us, is not adopted into the family of God but is rather the eternal Son of God, the second person of the Trinity.
— Kevin Vanhoozer (b. 1957), Systematischer Theologe und Professor
Related Bible passage: JHN.3.16
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: The Church Year
Kevin Vanhoozer
Kevin J. Vanhoozer (* 1957) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe und Professor für Systematische Theologie an der Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Er wurde vor allem durch seine theologische Hermeneutik und das Konzept des „Theo-Dramas“ bekannt, das christliche Lehre als handlungsorientierte Lebenspraxis auf der Grundlage biblischer Sprechakte versteht. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine philosophisch fundierte Verteidigung der biblischen Textbedeutung und Autorität gegenüber postmodernem Relativismus.
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You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo