Sonship

Christian Religious Studies SSS 1 First Term

Week 8

Topic: Sonship

Performance objectives

Student should be able to:   

1. Explain the meaning of being Son of God

2. Explain Jesus as a son of God

Content

Meaning of being Son of God

All human beings created by God are literally referred to as children of God as long as such human beings remain obedient to God. However, this status of being called son of God is lost when the individual starts living in disobedience to God. Due to this disobedience, man initially lost the privilege of being called the child of God.

Jesus as the Son of God

At the baptism of Jesus, a voice from heaven introduced Jesus as…