Son Of God

Q

Since Jesus is God, why does God refer to Him as His Son? Even though I believe that They are one, I’ve never really understood the fact that They are one, yet separate, that Jesus was born as a man but also existed WITH the Father before the creation of the earth. I just wish that it would click in my mind so that I could truly understand. I’m afraid that if a nonbeliever were to ask me about these things, I wouldn’t really know how to answer them. How can I try to convince someone of something that I myself don’t really understand? I pray that God will clarify this for me through your answer.

A

Jesus is described in the Bible as an eternal being just as God is, and the two are one and the same (John 1:1 and others). But at some point in the distant past He was given the title “Son of God” (Psalm 2:7) and has always been referred to as such in His Earthly ministry and through out the Church Age.