The Son Was Given Authority [2 pages]
by Shane Derry rated at 2.3 (8 votes so far)
Why was Jesus called Immanuel? Does that mean he is God with us or was he being called this name to remind the message that God was still with his people? Looking at other Hebrew names Shane mounts a convincing case for the second option.
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Commentary on Luke 1.35
by John Schoenheit, Mark Graeser, John Lynn [3 pages]
rated at 1 (out of 5 votes)
There are some Trinitarians who insist that the term “Son of God” implies a pre- existence and that Jesus is God. Once the doctrine of pre-existence was propounded, a vocabulary had to be developed to support it, and thus non-biblical phrases such as “eternally begotten” and “eternal Son” were invented.