“But of the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the
righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom” (Heb. 1:8).
Jehovah’s Witnesses accept the term “Son of God” for Christ but alter its
meaning to suit their theology. Son of God becomes “Son by adoption;”
“Only Son” becomes “only created Son.” No such qualifiers are actually
used in reference to Christ’s Sonship in the New Testament. On the
contrary, Christians are urged to acknowledge the true Sonship of Christ:
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and
he in God” (1 John 4:15). Our Lord constantly applied to Himself the
supreme title of “Son of God,” and accepted it from His followers without
question:
(St. Peter) “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (St. Matt.
16:16).
(The High Priest) “I put you under oath before the living God, tell us if you
are the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus said to him, You have said so” (St.
Matt. 26:63-64).
(St. John the Baptist) “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of
the world! ... And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son
of God” (St. John 1:29-34).
(St. Martha) “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God,
the one coming into the world” (St. John 11:27).
Not only did Our Lord take the title of Son of God, but also He assumed all
the functions, acts, and the necessary and supreme attributes of God:
“The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands” (St. John
3:35).
“...whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise” (St. John 5:19).
“If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me. But if I
do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you
may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father”
(St. John 10:37-38).
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