Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 121
? 114 since he said so, he was in fact the Son of God. We agree that he did say so, but the question is whether Son of God is an idiomatic expression or is used in the ordinary sense, in common usage, as, for instance, one says: Omar son of Zaid or Omar son of Khalid; or does it carry some other significance? So far, as the claim to be the Son of God is concerned, a study of the New Testament shows the following words of Messiah (peace be on him): "Even so, Father; for so, it seemed good in thy sight. " "All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever, the Son will reveal him. " (Matthew 11:26-27) Here the Messiah (peace be on him) calls himself “Son of God. " So far as, the words are concerned we agree that Messiah has been said to the "Son of God" in the New Testament. But the question is whether the expression is synonymous with the physical sense expressive of this relationship or it carries some other meaning.