**That was long time ago. The Father son business worked for some time. But that is not the best relation. In Arabic father is called Abb. The father/son relation was used to make people understand few things. But it was not only Jesus, the son. Jesus himself said about others that they were the sons of God. That was symbolic, metaphoric only. That was not a real relation.
Now according to the latest and last testament (The Quran) there is no more Abb… Now we have the God as Rabb, the creator and cherisher (Lord) of all things. That Rabb has more than love for the creation. So please forget the Trinity. It could not be proved anyhow. People played with it and tried to unravel the mystery of Trinity. Quite a few, sons of the Catholic priests have left the christian faith just because they could not comprehend Trinity. Nobody could convince them. They were told that it cannot be proved. They just have to believe it. So they left the church line for good.**
A metaphor - not even close. First off, Jesus did not include us in the same type of relationship he has with His Father. He constantly used the words “My Father” when he referred to himself and he used the words “Your Father” when he was speaking to us. When he was teaching us to pray, he used the words “Our Father” but that was for us not him. Also, Jesus is always called
THE Son of God, NOT
A Son of God. This was purposely done because he is the only Eternal Son of God.
Please explain how the following are metaphors:
1 John 2:20-23
20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all know.
21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and know that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Matthew 16:13-20
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
John 20:24-31
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
26 Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.”
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.”
28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” **29
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
30 **Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;
31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
