Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 88
88 "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, Ch. 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 be 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. . Similarly, it is said: "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" (Jhon, Ch. 3:17). . Here again Messiah calls himself the Son of God the. Supreme. At the same time he has said something which is inconsistent with another statement ascribed to him by the. New Testament. Here he says: "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. " On another occasion, however, he says (Luke, Ch. 20:9-16) in the course of a parablethe parable of the garden: "Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard,. What shall I do? I will send my beloved son, it may be they