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The
Son—God incarnate in human flesh—did something that the Father could
not do—He died! In Romans we read:
"For if, when we were enemies, we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being
reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the
atonement. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned." (Romans
5:10-12)
Since
God is immutable, never changing, it is impossible for die. This is
true whether Oneness or Trinitarian theology is the truth. Only the
body that God formed in the womb of Mary died. Since this
man was God’s Son, this explains the language in this passage in
Romans.
The
term “Son” simply cannot refer to Deity apart from the incarnation,
if the “Son” died. Yet, since the Son is God
incarnate in human flesh, these words are literal, and
true.
This
man is the mediator of eternity, God’s
timeless age. For this reason, Paul wrote that we have “joy” in
God (the omnipotent, timeless Spirit) through Jesus Christ (God
incarnate in human flesh.) This “joy” is the joy of the Holy Spirit, which we
receive through the one who gave His life.
©
2008 By Russell Redden. All Rights Reserved
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