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Faith Q&A › My Faith

Is there no better expression than “Son of God” that can be applied to Christ, to Whom be glory?

The answer

There is none. If there is, please guide me to it.

Human language is material by nature and origin, given its limitation. So, “Son” is the most suitable expression that can be understood by people in their language to illustrate the relationship between God the Father Who is unseen, and God the Son Who was revealed in Christ; “God was manifest in the flesh.”19

In other words, it is an idiomatic expression meaning “Divine Sonship.” It is the most suitable in human language to illustrate the natural relationship between God the Father and God the Son.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

Notes

19 Translator’s note: 1Tim. 3:16.

Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 45.

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His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Cairo; printed at Saint Mena Monastery Press, Maryut, Egypt. ISBN 978-977-344-149-7.