Words matter.
If we truly love Yeshua, then we should strive to speak about Him the way the Scriptures speak about Him.
Throughout the Bible, we repeatedly read that God sent His Son, gave His Son, raised His Son, exalted His Son, and made Him both יהוה and Messiah [Acts 2:36]. Yeshua Himself continually spoke of “the Father who sent Me.” The apostles proclaimed “the God of our fathers” and His Messiah. This language appears again and again.
Yet today many believers speak differently.
Instead of saying, “God sent His Son,” they say, “God became a man.”
Instead of proclaiming “the Son of God,” they simply say, “God.”
That may seem like a small difference, but is it?
The question is not what later theology teaches. The question is whether our words reflect the consistent language of Scripture.
The apostles warned that another gospel could be preached, and even “another Jesus” (2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:6–9). That warning should cause every believer to examine what they have been taught—not with fear, but with humility.
Likewise, Scripture warns of a coming man who will exalt himself above every object of worship and proclaim himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:3–4). He will deign to be “Jesus” to the Christian world, and convince many that he is, when he is in fact “The Liar”. In light of that warning, we should be careful not to blur the distinction that Scripture consistently maintains between the God who sends and the Son whom He sent.
Perhaps the most important question ever asked was spoken by Yeshua Himself:
“Who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered,
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Yeshua declared that this confession came from the Father.
That confession is still worth pondering today. To call Yeshua The Son of God does NOT detract from His Divine Nature. It emphasizes His role as our REDEEMER. God cannot die. Yeshua died for us.
Rather than beginning with later theological formulas, perhaps we should begin where Scripture begins—listening carefully to the words of Yeshua, the prophets, and the apostles, allowing them to shape both our understanding and our language.
The question is not merely whether we believe in Yeshua.
The question is whether we know Him as the One whom the Father revealed Him to be.