Question Number 1343:
If Jesus is God why is he refereed to as the Son of God? Is he one in the same? He is God but took human form ? Where can I find it in the Bible?
ANSWER:
This is where Greek is a much better language than English. When we say that "Jesus is God" (theos/theon), we use (perhaps confusingly as your typically question indicates) "God" as a reference to nature or properties, and in Jesus is "Man." You could almost replace this use of theos/God as a qualitative (divine, uncreated, eternally sharing the life of God the Father).
When we say that "Jesus is the Son of God," "God" is used in the personal proper sense - as a reference to the God the Father who is the source and cause of the godhead, "unoriginate" as we say in the Liturgy.
Certainly, the Scriptures apply theos to the Son, by reference to his divine nature and authority, but by far the most common use of theos/God is to the Father. If we are going to use "God" in the the personal proper sense (the Father), then we certainly cannot say "Jesus is God" (which is the heresy of modalism).
When discussing the Trinity with Muslims for example, if one says "Jesus is God" they will (understandably) get the idea that Christians mean "Jesus is Allah." If may be better to qualify this statement to avoid grave misunderstandings.
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