I'm Terrible With Names - Week 2
In the ancient world, it was incredibly common for powerful rulers to attempt to seize divinity to cement their authority and assert their power. As such, calling yourself a “god” or a “son of God” was fairly common. Even Octavian Augustus Caesar was called the “son of God.” It would make sense, therefore, that Jesus would call Himself that title, too. After all, if anyone has the right to use that title, it’s the *actual* son of God. Right? But He doesn’t. Instead by far the most common title that Jesus uses to refer to Himself is the phrase “the son of man” - using it more than 80 times in the Gospels. And in examining this phrase we learn something about Jesus - and hear an invitation from the Son of God Himself.
