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Adnan Oktar
Harun Yahya

that some Christians propose as evidence for the Trinity is thus com-
pletely invalid. It can never, ever prove the so-called divine status they

seek to bestow on Jesus.
The creation of Adam is described as follows in the Gospel and
the Torah:
For Adam was formed first, then Eve; (1 Timothy 2: 13)
Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
(Genesis 2: 7)

None of the references to "son" in the

Gospel are understood in the literal sense.
The idea of being a real son is only

attributed to Jesus (pbuh)

The terms "the son of God" or "the sons of God" are employed in
many places throughout the Gospel. As we shall be seeing in detail,
the words "son of God" are an expression of love. They express the
idea that someone is a blessed, trustworthy, loyal and beloved servant
of God. They therefore quite definitely do not mean "son" in any phys-
ical or literal sense. This term is used in many places in the Gospel and
is addressed to very different people, but nowhere it is used in the
physical or literal sense. As in the expression "Blessed are the peacemak-
ers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5: 9), those who bring
about peace will be the beloved and valued servants of God. No Chris-
tian can interpret this to mean a literal son or attribute any other mean-

ing to it.
The term "son of God" in the Gospel has been interpreted in the
physical and literal sense only with regard to Jesus. Although the same
term appears, with absolutely no difference in the wording, only Jesus
has ever been considered as being a real son. This shows how the term

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