11-07-2009, 05:23 AM
Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
Quote:I'm sorry Wael, but the leap in logic you are attempting to make is a faulty one. While the greek term
OK maybe I wasn't clear earlier...
Jesus is called the son of God, <b>does this mean that His God is His actual and literal Father?</b> Absolutely not.
Jesus is also called the son of man,<b> does this mean that Joseph the carpenter is his actual and literal Father?</b> Definitely not.
Therefore, the word Father in the language of the Jews does not really mean <i>Father</i> in the sense that you have understood, or else we may consider Joseph to be the real father of Jesus Christ.
In Luke 2:48 for example, when Jesus was 12 years old and got lost in the temple then later was found by his mother and Joseph, we are told: (according to the Good News Translation):
"<b>His parents</b> were astonished when they saw him, and his mother said to him: 'Son, why have you done this to us? <b>Your father</b> and I have been terribly worried trying to find you."
<b>YOUR FATHER?</b> referring to Joseph? same word being used by Jesus when he addresses God?
Now you might say:
<i>"When the term is referred to Joseph, <b>it does not really mean Father</b>, but when referred to God, <b>it absolutely mean Father in the literal sense</b></i>". !
Salam
Wael.