Jesus, especially as the Messiah.
any person responding to God or acknowledging God as Father. Romans 8:14.
an angelic being
a Christian believer
First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English
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Lewis’s argument that Jesus couldn’t have been a “great moral teacher” if he wasn’t the Son of God, as he claimed to be, grabbed Mr. Murray’s attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Police say they will not leave until they have found Apollo Quiboloy, who calls himself the "appointed Son of God".
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
“No! Christians do whatever they can to alleviate the suffering of the needy, because in the person of the poor they acknowledge Jesus, the Son of God, and in him the dignity of each person.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023
He said, “I’m happy to say, as you know, the Christian package works. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus as the Son of God, in the usefulness and beauty of his teaching.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023
The Son of God was dead as a doornail.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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