God the Son

God the Son (Greek: Θεός ὁ υἱός, Latin: Deus Filius) is the second person of the Trinity in Christian theology. The doctrine of the Trinity identifies Jesus as the incarnation of God, united in essence (consubstantial) but distinct in person with regard to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit (the first and third persons of the Trinity). God the Son (Greek: Θεός ὁ υἱός, Latin: Deus Filius) is the second person of the Trinity in Christian theology. The doctrine of the Trinity identifies Jesus as the incarnation of God, united in essence (consubstantial) but distinct in person with regard to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit (the first and third persons of the Trinity). The phrase 'God the Son' is not found in the Bible, but is found in later Christian sources. By scribal error the term is in one medieval manuscript, MS No.1985, where Galatians 2:20 has 'Son of God' changed to 'God the Son'. The term in English follows Latin usage as found in the Athanasian Creed and other texts of the early church:In Greek 'God the Son' is Theos o Iios (Θεός ὁ υἱός) as distinct from o Iios nominative tu Theu genitive, ὁ υἱός του Θεού, 'Son of God'.In Latin 'God the Son' is Deus (nominative) Filius (nominative). The term deus filius is found in the Athanasian Creed: 'Et tamen non tres omnipotentes, sed unus omnipotens. Ita Deus Pater, Deus Filius, Deus Spiritus Sanctus.' (distinct from filius Dei genitive 'son of God'), but this phrase is also translated 'So the Father is God: the Son is God: and the Holy Ghost is God'. The term deus filius is used in the Athanasian Creed and formulas such as Deus Pater, Deus Filius, Deus Spiritus Sanctus: Et non tres Dii, sed unus est Deus. The term is used by Saint Augustine in his On the Trinity, for example in discussion of the Son's obedience to God the Father: deo patri deus filius obediens. and in Sermon 90 on the New Testament '2. For hold this fast as a firm and settled truth, if you would continue Catholics, that God the Father begot God the Son without time, and made Him of a Virgin in time.' The Augsburg Confession (1530) adopted the phrase as Gott der Sohn. Jacques Forget (1910) in the Catholic Encyclopedia article 'Holy Ghost' notes that 'Among the apologists, Athenagoras mentions the Holy Ghost along with, and on the same plane as, the Father and the Son. 'Who would not be astonished', says he (A Plea for the Christians 10), 'to hear us called atheists, us who confess God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Ghost, and hold them one in power and distinct in order.' ' 'Son of God' is used to refer to Jesus in the Gospel of Mark at the beginning in verse 1:1 and at its end in chapter 15 verse 39. Max Botner wrote, 'Indeed, if Mark 1:1 presents the 'normative understanding' of Jesus' identity, then it makes a significant difference what the text includes'. The Logos or Word in the Gospel of John text, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God', is the God's utterance, expressing His will & thoughts in His revelation & creation. The text is often interpreted especially by the Trinitarians to identify the 'pre-existent' Jesus with this Word.