THE SON  

When we say Christ is the Son of God, this does not mean that Christ came by means of intermarriage. Son is not intended to mean a physical relationship or birth by procreation. We only say Christ is the Son of God to mean that Christ came from God. He is related to no physical father so He is related to God. The word son as used in common language, in the Qur'an, and in prophetic conversation does not indicate physical breeding.

Son in Common Language

In many linguistic expressions, the word son is not used to indicate physical generation. For example, we say that students are sons of knowledge; citizens are sons of the homeland; an Egyptian is a son of the Nile; and an Arabic is a son of the desert.

Son as Used in the Qur'an

The word son is occasionally used in the Qur'an when it does not mean physical generation. This you can observe in the following references:

Sura al-Baqara 2:214, "Whatever you bestow in charity must go to your parents and to your kinsfolk, to the orphan and to the poor man and to the stranger." Interpreters say that stranger (Ibn al-Sabil) indicates the traveller. Al Iman al-Nasafi and Shaikh Hasanayn Makhluf said, "He was called a stranger (Ibn al-Sabil), for permanently sticking to the road."

Son in Muslim Tradition

In the Muslim tradition originating from God (Hadith Kudsi), it is stated, "the rich are my agents and the poor are members of my family (my sons)." Do we understand by this that God married a wife and gave birth to children who are the poor?! Surely not!

Therefore, the term son of God does not mean procreation in human terms, but rather, this expression was intended to attribute or relate Christ to God, and not infidelity or partnership with God! For sonship originates in the spiritual fatherhood of God. God is the Father and Christ is the Son, only in a special, unique meaning which does no apply to any other.

One may ask "What caused the church to believe that Christ is the Son of God?" The answer is found in the evidence for Christ's deity.

Isa 43:10

Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Isa 44:6

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

1 Tim 2:5

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Mark 12:29

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 

But Christians believe in an everlasting without beginning and no end, who always existed, revealing himself as the father, son and holy spirit. 

Ex 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Rev 1:8

 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 

And before we discuss the deity of the son let us look at the relation between the father and the son: 

The Son of God:

Jesus was called the sun of God more than forty times. And the word “his son” was used many times over.  
John 5:18

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 

The only Son:

John 1:18

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

The  word “ Son of God “ was used more than fifty times, and the claim that some people use that it has the same  as us ( all people)  being also the sons of God, is false.  The meaning between the two is completely different.

Mark 12:6

Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, 'They will respect my son.' 

The Son of the Highest:

Luke 1:32-33

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." 

Beloved Son:

Matt 3:16-17

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."  

My Father

John 15:1

"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

John 10:27-30

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30 I and My Father are one." 

The Father and the Son:

Matt 11:27

 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. 

It becomes very clear after reading these verses, that Christ was no ordinary being; neither was he a prophet, nor an angel from heaven. No one was ever called “the Wonderful” as we read in Isaiah. And the word wonderful (pele' in Greek) means a miracle or marvelous things, defines the unlimited nature of the Christ, which can only be known by God himself. 

All the good prophets and messengers were inspired by the eternal word of God. But Christ is the Word of God in its essence, on which all the creative and loving powers of God centre. Not only did He talk, but He also lived out what He said. The mightiness of God appeared clearly in his words and in his deeds, confirming one other.

In many instances, we read expressions about him like the following: "When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their (traditionalist) teachers of the law" (Matthew 7:28-29). And when His opponents tried to seize Him through their servants, these servants were moved by His words and their consciences were touched. They did not dare to come near him. They returned to their leaders mumbling: "No one ever spoke the way this man does" (John 7:46).

Listen to some of the sayings of Christ which He uttered in all humility:

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12).

"I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes to me will never be thirsty" (John 6:35).

"Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 6:44).

"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judges, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye an pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye`, when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye" (Matthew 7:1-5).

If you meditate on these sayings, you will understand that Christ is the light of the world, giving peace and true life to those who obey his words.

All the other prophets came with only a part of the divine light shining into the dark world, as the gentle moonlight does. They faded away like the crescent. But Christ is like the blazing sun, shining with all the power of its light. How can we follow the moon when the sun is rising? Christ is the true light! He fulfilled the prophecies and proclaimed the new law, which is love. He himself is love become flesh, so he was entitled to say: "I am the way and the truth and the life. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (John 14:6 and Matthew 24:35).