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Son Of The Living God
The Bible says, concerning Jesus, "Thou shalt call his name Emanuel, which being interpreted means, God with us." (Matthew 1:23) Jesus lived a short life as man. And as man "he was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4:15) As such, he was referred to as "the Son of man." But even as man, he was "God with us." Therefore he is often referred to as "the Son of God." That is, he retained his Godhood or his deity.
One of the things in becoming a Christian a person must do is that he must come to the realization that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. The apostle said in John 20:30-31, "Many other signs truly did Jesus in the midst of his Disciples that are not written in this book, but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God, and believing, have life in his name." Among the signs in which he demonstrated that he was God's son; he was in control of the elements. To the raging sea he said, "Peace be still." (Mark 4:39) He was in control of the material things of this world and he demonstrated that by multiplying the loaves and fishes. (Matthew 14:19-20) He was in control of spiritual matters so he said, "son, thy sins be forgiven thee." (Matthew 9:5-6) All the people testified that only God (deity) can forgive sins. You can become a child of God by hearing the gospel, believing the gospel and obeying the gospel.
