O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.
Lord Jesus awesomely refers to Himself as the Son of God:
"He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" (Jesus Christ, John 3:18)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live" (Jesus Christ, John 5:25).
"This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it" (Jesus Christ, John 11:4).
"I said, ‘I am the Son of God’" (John 10:36).
God opens the heart of the people of God (Acts 16:14) to acknowledge Jesus is the Son of God because God does a work in the people of God causing the people of God to believe in the Son of God:
"He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' And Jesus said to him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.'" (Matthew 16:15-17)
In opposition to God and the people of God are demons. Demons also believe:
"When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. And they cried out, saying, 'What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?'" (Matthew 8:28-29)
"You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder." (James 2:19)
Some people claim to believe in the Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ, but they do not believe:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’" (Matthew 7:21-23)
This is not to neglect how Lord Jesus Christ also refers to Himself as the Son of Man, such as "the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands" (Jesus Christ, Matthew 17:12) for God cannot die.
By God's grace, for God's glory, to God's praise, the people of God are saved from the punishment of sin in the wrath of God by the Power of God, Lord Jesus Christ, truly Son of God and truly Son of Man:
As this other thread on ChristianityBoard.com illumines scripturally, the will of God exclusively (1) chooses the people of God (John 15:16, John 15:19), (2) causes the people of God to believe in Jesus (John 6:29), (3) wrings good deeds/works/fruit in the people of God (John 3:21), (4) births/generates the people of God anew (John 3:3-8), (5) is the source of righteous repentance in the people of God (Matthew 11:25) , and (6) is the fountain of love in the people of God (John 13:34).
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.
Lord Jesus awesomely refers to Himself as the Son of God:
"He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" (Jesus Christ, John 3:18)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live" (Jesus Christ, John 5:25).
"This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it" (Jesus Christ, John 11:4).
"I said, ‘I am the Son of God’" (John 10:36).
God opens the heart of the people of God (Acts 16:14) to acknowledge Jesus is the Son of God because God does a work in the people of God causing the people of God to believe in the Son of God:
"He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' And Jesus said to him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.'" (Matthew 16:15-17)
In opposition to God and the people of God are demons. Demons also believe:
"When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. And they cried out, saying, 'What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?'" (Matthew 8:28-29)
"You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder." (James 2:19)
Some people claim to believe in the Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ, but they do not believe:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’" (Matthew 7:21-23)
This is not to neglect how Lord Jesus Christ also refers to Himself as the Son of Man, such as "the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands" (Jesus Christ, Matthew 17:12) for God cannot die.
By God's grace, for God's glory, to God's praise, the people of God are saved from the punishment of sin in the wrath of God by the Power of God, Lord Jesus Christ, truly Son of God and truly Son of Man:
As this other thread on ChristianityBoard.com illumines scripturally, the will of God exclusively (1) chooses the people of God (John 15:16, John 15:19), (2) causes the people of God to believe in Jesus (John 6:29), (3) wrings good deeds/works/fruit in the people of God (John 3:21), (4) births/generates the people of God anew (John 3:3-8), (5) is the source of righteous repentance in the people of God (Matthew 11:25) , and (6) is the fountain of love in the people of God (John 13:34).