In Matthew 5:9 Jesus says in his Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Can it be said that all sons of God are peacemakers? What is peace but a state of being in which there are no open conflicts or pursuits of destruction? If sons of Gods are peacemakers, does the same apply to Christian Soldiers? In that light, what would one think of the Crusaders?
The term Sons of God is not limited to the New Testament. Genesis 6:2 says, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.” Here there seems a distinction between man and the sons of God. Were those wives taken peacefully, or was there some rivalry among the sons of God for their hearts? In Job 38:7, in the midst of Job’s suffering, seems that God taunts him by asking ‘Where were you, “When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”’
Then later, as Jesus comes along, it is said in John 1:12 that ‘all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…” And Jesus’ disciples carrid the banner, with Paul in Romans 8:14 who says, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
Seems there is a wide range of those who may be called the sons of God, from the distinction made between them and man in Genesis 6:2, to those among people as implied in Matthew 5:9. To the point of Matthew 5:9, what if some of the peacemakers find themselves in conflicts of destruction? Do they lose their status as peacemakers? Can they get their status back if they make peace again?
The term ‘sons of God’ is used throughout the Old and New Testaments. An obvious common denominator in all instances is they have some relationship to God, either through what they aspire to be or to do in His Name. Is it enough to abide by Jesus’ two great commandments in Matthew 22:37-40 to consider oneself or be considered by others to be a son of God? They may have some special favor in God’s eyes, but as it implies in Galatians 3:28-29, all who are in the flesh are one in Christ Jesus; that would include those in the flesh who are sons of God.
And who but those in the flesh can proclaim themselves as heirs to Abraham as it says in Verse 29? Commentators have said that the sons of God referred to in Job 1:6 are actually angels. If so, they may not benefit from Abraham’s inheritance since it would seem they already have what they need.
One thing seems for sure—there are openings for any of us to be seen as sons of God if we have the qualifications.
The term Sons of God is not limited to the New Testament. Genesis 6:2 says, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.” Here there seems a distinction between man and the sons of God. Were those wives taken peacefully, or was there some rivalry among the sons of God for their hearts? In Job 38:7, in the midst of Job’s suffering, seems that God taunts him by asking ‘Where were you, “When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”’
Then later, as Jesus comes along, it is said in John 1:12 that ‘all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…” And Jesus’ disciples carrid the banner, with Paul in Romans 8:14 who says, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
Seems there is a wide range of those who may be called the sons of God, from the distinction made between them and man in Genesis 6:2, to those among people as implied in Matthew 5:9. To the point of Matthew 5:9, what if some of the peacemakers find themselves in conflicts of destruction? Do they lose their status as peacemakers? Can they get their status back if they make peace again?
The term ‘sons of God’ is used throughout the Old and New Testaments. An obvious common denominator in all instances is they have some relationship to God, either through what they aspire to be or to do in His Name. Is it enough to abide by Jesus’ two great commandments in Matthew 22:37-40 to consider oneself or be considered by others to be a son of God? They may have some special favor in God’s eyes, but as it implies in Galatians 3:28-29, all who are in the flesh are one in Christ Jesus; that would include those in the flesh who are sons of God.
And who but those in the flesh can proclaim themselves as heirs to Abraham as it says in Verse 29? Commentators have said that the sons of God referred to in Job 1:6 are actually angels. If so, they may not benefit from Abraham’s inheritance since it would seem they already have what they need.
One thing seems for sure—there are openings for any of us to be seen as sons of God if we have the qualifications.
