Now how does this apply to Jesus being called the son of God. The reason is that he was specially created in the womb of Mary by the power of God's Holy Spirit, by a special biological miracle, Jesus was uniquely begotten; and at his birth is proclaimed to the son of God. Paul refers to him as the second man "1Corinthians15:47: The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the lord from heaven." in other words specially created by God's Holy Spirit.
Jesus is also called the "last Adam" The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a life giving spirit - at his resurrection. Why is he referred to as the last Adam? Because there would be no need for another special created man to reconcile humanity to God. Jesus accomplished this completely at his crucifixion, and at his resurrection is recognized as the "last Adam". He accomplished what the first Adam did not.
Perhaps if we believed in the creed of Jesus we would not have a difficulty in believing that YHVH - Yehovah is one. The Hebrew word for one is echad and has the same meaning as the English word for one.
The creed of Jesus is:
Mark 12: 28-32: And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Hear, O Israel; Yahovah our God is one Yahovah: and you shall love Yehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul - being, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this: You shall love thy neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, you hast said the truth: for THERE IS ONE GOD, AND THERE IS NONE OTHER BUT HE: And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul - being, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, you are not far from the kingdom of God.
Neither are any one of us far from the Kingdom of God, who believe as the scribe did in his answer to Jesus.
Jesus was a Jew who probably repeated the Shema 3 times a day as all righteous Jews did in his day and the Shema is:
Hear, O Israel, Yahovah our God is one Yahovah, this should be our creed as well if we follow what Jesus believed and lived by.
Perhaps if we believed in the creed of Jesus we would not have a difficulty in believing that YHVH - Yehovah is one. The Hebrew word for one is echad and has the same meaning as the English word for one.
The creed of Jesus is:
Mark 12: 28-32: And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is:
Hear, O Israel; Yahovah our God is one Yahovah: and you shall love Yehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul - being, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this: You shall love thy neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, you hast said the truth: for THERE IS ONE GOD, AND THERE IS NONE OTHER BUT HE: And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul - being, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, you are not far from the kingdom of God.
Neither are any one of us far from the Kingdom of God, who believe as the scribe did in his answer to Jesus.
Jesus was a Jew who probably repeated the Shema 3 times a day as all righteous Jews did in his day and the Shema is:
Hear, O Israel, Yahovah our God is one Yahovah, this should be our creed as well if we follow what Jesus believed and lived by.
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