Jesus, The Son of God
We sometimes say “Jesus Christ,” as if this were His first and last name, however, the word “Christ” is a title. To say it in a more technically proper way, we would say, “Jesus, the Christ.” Christ means the Messiah, the One sent from God, the deliverer. Jesus is the fulfilment of that. Through Him, and Him alone, we have access to God. He became sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
How is it that He is the Son of God? He was not so known in eternity past, or even in the Old Testament period. He is revealed as the “Word.” John 1:1 tells us that He was in the beginning, meaning He had no beginning! He is eternal. This same verse also tells us that He was with God, meaning that even though there is only one God, He manifests Himself in different persons, which we know as the Trinity. Then, the verse says that He was God, meaning that He is co-equal with the Father. There is an instance in the Scriptures where Jesus said, “My Father who sent me is greater than I.” He was speaking from the vantage point of His humanity, as is described in Philippians 2, where He made Himself of no reputation, and He humbled Himself. He is called the Son of God, because Almighty God, Himself, planted the seed in the virgin’s womb, causing the Word to become flesh and dwell among us, as John 1:14 tells us.