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The Divine Sonship
This doctrine, like those previously discussed, is not in conformity with the teachings and
sayings of Jesus. In the Bible the expression "son of God" has been used to refer to Adam
(Luke 3/38) and many of the earlier prophets who preceded Jesus. Israel, for example,
is called the "son of God" in one of the five books of Moses, "Then you shall say to
Pharaoh, 'Thus says the Lord, "Israel is My son, even My firstborn.'" (Exodus
4/22)
In the Psalms, the same title is given to David, "I will declare the decree: The Lord
had said to Me, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You.'" (Psalms 2/7) In I
Chronicles, 22/10, Solomon is also called the son of God, "He shall build a house for
My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever."
From the above statements and from many others in the Bible, it has been established
that the word "son" actually means nearness to God in love. Jesus himself said this in the
following verses: "Love your enemies… that you may be sons of your Father in
heaven." (Matthew 5/44-45) "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be
called sons of God." (Matthew 5/9) An analysis of all of the previous statements leaves
no doubt as to the meaning Jesus assigned to the word "son".

Therefore, in view of this, there can be no justification for considering Jesus the son of
God in an exclusive and unique sense as most Christians do today. When Jesus used the
phrase "son of God", it meant exactly the same as it meant when it was used for Adam,
Israel, David and Solomon. Jesus is referred to as the 'son of God' 13 times in the Bible,
whereas he is referred to as the "son of man" 83 times.
The Qur'an (2/116) emphatically and categorically rejects the dogma of "sonship": "They
say, 'Allah has taken a son.' Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is
in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him." Furthermore,
attributing a son to God would implicitly deny and negate the perfection of God and imply
His need of another being besides Himself.