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YOU ARE MY BELOVED SON

Text: Luke 3:21-38; Psalm 2
4 December 2011

(I) PROFOUND PROPHECY OF A SON

1. Many prophecies concerning the Messiah

2. Some are very specific

a) His Sonship

b) His kingship

c) His suffering

d) His resurrection

3. Psalm 2 speaks of a Begotten Son (Psalm 2:7)

a) Declared as King

b) Awaiting fulfilment

(II) APPLICATION AND FULFILMENT OF THE “BEGOTTEN SON” CONCEPT

1. Only begotten Son (John 3:16)

a) Unique Sonship

b) Closeness of Father-Son relationship

2. Baptism of Jesus

a) Open Divine Declaration of the Father

b) Obedience of Jesus at His baptism

c) Not a baptism of repentance

d) But an anointing for public ministry

3. The Resurrection of Jesus

a) Pauline application ( Acts 13:33 )

b) Special reference to Jesus’ resurrection

c) Death could not hold fast the Son of God

d) Satan’s power broken by the Son of God ( Hebrews 2:14-15 )