Christian Understanding of Trinity3

TRINITY : M. M. NINAN
3. Elohim Ehad
Mal 2:10 Don't we all have one father? Hasn't one God created
us?
The idea of God as father and creator of all living is immanent in
all religions. So this is nothing new in Judae-Christian religions.
God as "the Son" in the Old Testament
But the concept of God as Son is inherent only in religions that
has the concept of incarnation. Judaism in its orthodox form did
not accept this idea. God annointed people to act for him. This
is the concept of Christ. But occasionally Christ is presented as
God thus we get God as Son. This is seen therefore only in the
Messianic prophecies.
Jewish Messianic Interpretations of Psalm 2 prophetically
describes the Lord's "Anointed One" In verse 7 it declares "You
are my Son, today I have become your Father." Verse 12 orders
the mankind to "Kiss the Son." Hebrew word for son
bên is
used in 2:7, while Chaldean word bar is used in 2:12
Evidently this psalm denotes a Father Son relationship between
God and the Messiah, who as the Son would be the heir to the
Kingdom of God the Father.
However Isaiah’s prophecy makes the identification of the Son
Incarnate as God himself.
"Is.9:6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And
the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be
called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace."
Thus a Son who will be born at a particular point in history
also Mighty God, and the Everlasting Father
is
The concept of the Son of Man which Jesus repeatedly claimed
is explicit in Daniel chapter seven where it is a prophecy of the
Mesiah
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