5:5 To what does this refer?
5:5 To what does this refer?
(CP also He 1:5). This refers to Christ's incarnation - when He took on human form at His birth. God spoke these words over Him at His baptism which fulfilled the prophecy in Psa 2:7 (CP Psa 2:7 with Mt 3:16-17).
Psa 2 is a messianic Psalm. It predicts the coming of Jesus as God's Messiah, and quotes 2 Sam 7:12-17 (CP 2 Sam 7:12-17). These scriptures clearly refute the teaching in the church that Jesus is the eternal Son of God.
Eternity is timeless - it has no beginning or end, yet it is plainly evident from these scriptures and numerous others that Jesus had a beginning (CP Psa 2:1-12 with Gen 3:15 and 49:10; Nu 24:17; Isa 7:14; 9:6-7; Mt 1:18-25; Lu 1:26-35; 2:11; Jn 1:14; Ga 4:4; Php 2:5-8).
These scriptures all teach that Jesus had a beginning.
Jesus was not eternally the Son of God - He was God (CP Nu 21:4-9 with 1Cor 10:9; Psa 45:6-7; Isa 6:1-5 with Jn 12:37-41; Mic 5:2; Jn 1:1-2; 3:13; 8:56-58; 17:5; Ac 20:28; Ro 9:5; Php 2:5-8; Col 2:8-10; 1Ti 3:16; Tit 2:13; He 1:8-12; 2 Pe 1:1-2; 1Jn 1:1-2; 3:16; Rev 1:8, 11, 17-18; 2:8; 3:14; 21:6; 22:13).
These scriptures all teach that the pre-incarnate Jesus always existed as God. He was an equal member of the Godhead from all eternity (CP Isa 52:12).
Jesus was a spirit being and carried out the divine plan of creation (CP Psa 90:2; 102:25-27; Jn 1:3, 10; Eph 3:9; Col 1:16-17; He 1:1-2, 10; 11:3; Rev 3:14).
See also comments on Mt 1:18-21, 3:16-17; Lu 1:35(B), Jn 1:1, 5:16-23, 12:41, Ac 13:33, 20:28, Php 2:5-8, Col 2:9; 1Ti 3:16, He 1:5, 1Jn 5:6-9, Rev 1:8.