Greetings JD731. I pray that you are doing well. Grace and hope to you in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Although we can confidently assume they are sons, being a "son of God" isn't the point of Luke 3:38. As I said in another post, the word "son" does not appear in the Greek text (it is added only in English). It seems to me to be a stretch to claim that the main take away is that Adam was a "son", with the theological implication of "image" you want, when the Greek text never actually says "son".
Second, Luke's intentions in giving the genealogy is to confirm that Jesus is the fulfillment of prophesy regarding 'of whose line or seed' the Christ will come. THIS should be the main take away. One of the ways God gives us proof that Jesus is the Christ is by letting use know from which seed or lineage He will come. Jesus fulfills this and Luke shows that.
Second, the term "image" cannot be found in any translation. I most likely agree with what I anticipate is your theology of the "image" of Adam and those that followed him. However, the text isn't explicitly teaching this and I'm pretty sure its not interfering with an interpretation that Genesis 6:2,4 are referring to godly men.
God's word tells us that “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain” (Heb 11:4). Notice the word "faith" here. Abel had faith. Can Abel have faith without the leading of the Spirit?
God's word tells us that Abel's "works" were "righteous" (1John 3:12). Being simplistic, being righteous is being in right standing. Can a lost man without the leading of the Spirit do righteous works?
God's word tells us that "Then men began to call on the name of the LORD" (Gen 4:26). Can lost men "call on the name of the LORD" without the leading or revealing of the Holy Spirit?
It seems to me that a reasonable mind would understand that due to the facts I just presented, and the previous one's in post #16, that your theology is wrong somewhere or it is being incorrectly applied to this situation. Most likely the latter.
The Holy Scripture tells us that by faith Abraham obeyed (Heb 11:8) when he was called to go out, by faith Abraham obeyed when he was tested (Heb 11:17), by faith Sarah herself received strength to conceive (Heb 8:11), by faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esua (Heb 11:17), by faith Jacob blessed each of the sons of Joseph (Heb 11:20)... AND, “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain” (Heb 11:4)
Which means... Heb 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced [them] and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They "died in faith" were "strangers" on this fallen earth and were credited a Savior's future payment that was to come for them (because they were children of God).
Keep seeking God's truth as if it were hidden treasure (Prov 2:1-6)
Well...I'm not sure that this is exactly true.Two things. (1. Every man mentioned in Luke's genealogical table was the son of the name that preceded him. No one preceded Adam but God.
The idea that we should come away with is that God wants us to know that Adam was his son.
Although we can confidently assume they are sons, being a "son of God" isn't the point of Luke 3:38. As I said in another post, the word "son" does not appear in the Greek text (it is added only in English). It seems to me to be a stretch to claim that the main take away is that Adam was a "son", with the theological implication of "image" you want, when the Greek text never actually says "son".
Second, Luke's intentions in giving the genealogy is to confirm that Jesus is the fulfillment of prophesy regarding 'of whose line or seed' the Christ will come. THIS should be the main take away. One of the ways God gives us proof that Jesus is the Christ is by letting use know from which seed or lineage He will come. Jesus fulfills this and Luke shows that.
He was in His image and a trinity (body, soul, spirit). I agree. But this is not what Luke 3:38 is trying to teach us (for the original Greek has no word "son" or "image"). You seem to be inferring your theology into the text to get your desired result with Genesis 6:2,4.Adam was certainly like God. He was in his image, a trinity.
Again, you bring your theology into the verse by doing a shift of language from "son" to "image" (and the text doesn't even have "son"). The original Greek never uses the word "son". So the whole reason you were using Luke 3:38 is because you thought it was using a similar term or phrase like Genesis 6. But you found out it doesn't actually have that "son" phrase in the original Greek. I don't see the point any longer.All the others were sons of Adam after the fall and were in the image of the fallen Adam.
Second, the term "image" cannot be found in any translation. I most likely agree with what I anticipate is your theology of the "image" of Adam and those that followed him. However, the text isn't explicitly teaching this and I'm pretty sure its not interfering with an interpretation that Genesis 6:2,4 are referring to godly men.
You present to me your theology that (1) "they were alienated from God", (2) "none of those people possessed Him", (3) "they were dead spiritually". But your theology on this issue seems to be getting in the way of God's truth.This brings me to conclude from my ability to reason that they were alienated from God and if the Spirit of God really is Life, then none of those people possessed him. They were dead spiritually, not just because they sinned but because they were born in the image of the fallen Adam, the father of them all.
God's word tells us that “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain” (Heb 11:4). Notice the word "faith" here. Abel had faith. Can Abel have faith without the leading of the Spirit?
God's word tells us that Abel's "works" were "righteous" (1John 3:12). Being simplistic, being righteous is being in right standing. Can a lost man without the leading of the Spirit do righteous works?
God's word tells us that "Then men began to call on the name of the LORD" (Gen 4:26). Can lost men "call on the name of the LORD" without the leading or revealing of the Holy Spirit?
It seems to me that a reasonable mind would understand that due to the facts I just presented, and the previous one's in post #16, that your theology is wrong somewhere or it is being incorrectly applied to this situation. Most likely the latter.
As an addition to what I just previously wrote. Consider this...There is no man who is a son of God between Adam and Jesus Christ. A man must be born again
The Holy Scripture tells us that by faith Abraham obeyed (Heb 11:8) when he was called to go out, by faith Abraham obeyed when he was tested (Heb 11:17), by faith Sarah herself received strength to conceive (Heb 8:11), by faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esua (Heb 11:17), by faith Jacob blessed each of the sons of Joseph (Heb 11:20)... AND, “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain” (Heb 11:4)
Which means... Heb 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced [them] and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They "died in faith" were "strangers" on this fallen earth and were credited a Savior's future payment that was to come for them (because they were children of God).
Keep seeking God's truth as if it were hidden treasure (Prov 2:1-6)