michel said:
I don't think it is a question of 'believing ' that; there are enough references to it in the bible; here are just a few:-
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Long before Jesus was born, God said to David (Psalms 2:7): "I will declare the decree:
the Lord hath said unto me [David]: 'Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee."' So
David is also God's begotten son. The meaning of "Son of God" is not literal but
metaphorical. It can be anyone who is beloved by God. Jesus also said that God is not only
his Father but also your Father (Matthew 5:45, 48).
You can see in many biblical passages that the phrase "Son of God" signifies love and
affection and neamess to God, and that it is not to be applied to Jesus alone. You will see
sons and daughters of God: II Connthians 6:18: "And will be a Father unto you, and ye
shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." In view of these and other
passages in the Bible, there is no reason why Jesus should be regarded as the son of God
in a literal or unique sense.
Yes, it is simple and nobody can deny it. Jesus called himself the son of man and
refused to be called son of God. Read Luke 4:41.
"Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said: 'This is of a truth
that prophet that should come into the world."' Jesus is also called a prophet in John 7:40;
Matthew 21:11; Luke 7:16 and 24:19. In Acts 9:20, we read: "And straightway he [Paul]
preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the son of God." (You can conclude from
here also that early Christians were still using synagogues, but later when Christianity
deviated from the original teaching of Jesus, churches were established. Paul, Barnabas,
and the Gentiles were expelled from the synagogues, as they were accused of blasphemy
and pollution. See Acts 13:50, 17:18, and 21:28.). In Luke 2:11, it is said that: "For unto
you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord" and in John 1:1:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."