Posted by Ex-Instructor on August 28, 2002 at 11:07:59:
In Reply to: Re: Jesus posted by ? on August 28, 2002 at 10:42:21:
Nope, at least not in the conventional sense.
We are all children of God in that we were created by God. By that logic, all creatures, and everything, is a child of God.
But I don't consider us to be descendants of God, which is what is truly meant by the word 'son'. Adam was created from the dust of the earth, not by conception, as would be our typical model of human creation. Nor are we descendant from God in the same manner that say a bacteria might have descendants. True, we are creations of God, but direct descendants - no.
It's really the context under which you use the word 'son' or the word 'daughter'. Again, we are all son's and daughter's of God, but we are not the 'biological' children of God. It's more of a adoptive relationship rather than a blood relationship. This is my understanding from having read scripture.
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