Monday, May 05, 2014

”the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts” - Son of Man




Spring


Son of Man

Meta-Religion = Christ Involved Religions + Christ Excluded Religions

Christ Involved Religions = One with Christ as God + One with Christ as Prophet + One with Christ as Man

If God is almighty, He must make possible all the religions without losing His universality.  And indeed, God is perfect in this context as He allows religion of men to be as above stated with the key figure of Christ.

Meta-Religion = Christ Involved Religions (or Christianity + Islam + Judaism) + Christ Excluded Religions

Accordingly, a man can have a religion chosen from the above elements.  But before he choose a religion, he is in a state of Meta-Religion.  As he grows up in the world, external and internal conditions make him choose one of the elements.  This scenario is as follows:

1. A man is born in the world where Meta-Religion exists.

Man ← Meta Religion

2. His internal propensities and external environment make him choose one of elements.

Inside/Outside Conditions → (Man ← Meta Religion)
  
3. So, he becomes a follower of a religion.

Man → Man with Christianity or another


The point at issue is that this scheme is as perfect as God.  And it is realized with the key figure of Christ.

Perfection of God ← Completeness of Meta-Religion ← Meta-Religion Realized with Christ as Key

In this context, we can understand why Christ Jesus called Himself a "son of man."  This "son of man" corresponds to Judaism  where Christ Jesus is regraded as a mere man, that is, a son of a man.  So, by calling Himself a son of man, Christ Jesus forever takes Judaism as His religion or a religion including Him.
Christianity

"Son of man" is the translation of various Hebrew and Greek phrases used in both the Tanakh and the New Testament. In Judaism it refers to normal human beings. In Christianity it is a title given to Jesus. Christians also believe that the Son of Man is a prophesied spiritual divine external ruler who can be found in the Old Testament.
The Hebrew expression "son of man" (בן–אדם i.e. ben-'adam) appears one hundred and seven times in the Hebrew Bible.[1] This is the most common Hebrew construction for the singular but is used mostly in Ezekiel (93 times) and 14 times elsewhere.[2] In thirty two cases the phrase appears in intermediate plural form "sons of men", i.e. human beings.[1] As generally interpreted by Jews, it denotes humankind generally.

For centuries, the Christological perspective on Son of Man has been a natural counterpart to that of Son of God and just as Son of God affirms the divinity of Jesus, in many cases Son of man affirms his humanity.[9]
However, while the profession of Jesus as the Son of God has been an essential element of Christian creeds since the Apostolic age, such professions do not apply to Son of Man and the proclamation of Jesus as the Son of Man has never been an article of faith in Christianity.[4]

James D. G. Dunn and separately Delbert Burkett state that the interpretation of the use of "the Son of Man" in the New Testament is a prime example of the limits of biblical interpretation in that after 150 years of debate no consensus on the issue has emerged.[5][6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man
In addition, as I once discussed, the title of a son of man can be claimed by any man or even the poorest man without any social titles and positions in the world.  This title is for the poorest man in the world.  And to make His glory perfect or prove his Perfection, Christ Jesus dared to opt to use it before Israelites including the poorest among them.  It is for love as well as for His omnipotence.

Even from people like stones wayside, a descendant of Abraham can emerge.

Completeness = (Completeness - Incompleteness) + Incompleteness



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Rom 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Rom 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Rom 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.