Jesus...a very significant name because it is GOD who gives His Son this name. God names Him not as just a label but names Him to His essence.
Meaning: The question is not is Jesus the Son of God? It is not a question at all but a matter of faith. Jesus IS the Son of God! In scripture God even expounds what we need to know about Him. He is born and then we read about Him 30 years later by the Jordan river. The only concern is salvation and in His rich significance rather than the historical Jesus of Nazareth. he is called Jesus because He will save His people from their sins! It means "Jehovah saves" in the two Hebrew words.
Significance: When God names He speaks to the very essence of what He names. Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel for example. God speaks to the essence of His Son and PURPOSEFULLY and with purpose. Jesus is the "Called One" whereby many brothers and sisters are called to glory. His name encompasses ALL of history. God's own good purpose moves Him to call and when He calls Jesus He calls you and I. He calls Jesus for the salvation of His church which is the very essence of His name! The old testament typology points to this as Joshua shows the fullness of time and the completion of the promise. When God calls Jesus His people WILL be saved and His purpose is accomplished! This is the "golden chain" of salvation. He calls us, justifies us, and glorifies those whom He calls. Salvation by Christ and Him crucified which is the very heartbeat of the ENTIRE Gospel!
Effect: You are either standing in Christ with complete salvation or you have NO salvation. The God who calls His Son Jesus is the same God that calls you and I through the Gospel and we are though grace and mercy saved eternally!
Why is this so important? Because the God who calls His Son Jesus is the same God who effectively calls you and I to eternal salvation. Is there any sweeter name?
"God's Mediator" LD 5B & 6A, Galatians 3 We know and have looked at the grand purpose of God to save us from all of eternity to HIS praise with all of history flowing from His counsel "in the fullness of time." We now look at our Mediator who...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Recipients of Mercy" Titus 3:4-5 The Apostle Paul shows the church who they were and who they had become. He had to ordain elders but puts the emphasis on the children of God behaving themselves in subjection and showing meekness to all men....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"REAL Children of the Kingdom!" Matthew 8:4-14 Jesus is not far from His hometown of Capernaum. Found in the triad of the cities of Korazim and Bethsaida where there were Roman soldiers with Cornelius at the head where Jesus ministers and points...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Mediator" LD 5&6a and John 6 We look at the second part of the catechism as it approaches our redemption rather quickly impressing on us first that we are grave sinners without restoration in ourselves and that our restoration to God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"He is Incarnate for us!" LD14 & Hebrews 2 We have seen the outworking that was explained in the previous Lord's day (Savior who is God and man.) And we see them come together in very God and very man to work out our salvation. But..."many...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Adopted through Christ" LD13 and Galatians 4 We have before us the name Lord! He is the Son of the Trinity. This catechism approaches the nature from a unique point of view as we see our son ship being rooted in HIS Son ship. (Not from a deeply...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Mediator" LD 5+6a, John 6 We not find ourselves into the part of the catechism dealing with redemption and deliverance having previously discussed that 1) we are sinners unable to do any good and 2) that we are incapable to save ourselves...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
