Human And Divine Father-son Relationship

[Resurrexi]

Is the human father-son relationship based upon the divine Father-Son relationship, or is the terminology used to describe the relationship between the Father and the Son based on human relationships?

[tinytherese]

Huh?

[Apotheoun]

Human fatherhood and sonship is a limited reflection of divine Fatherhood and Sonship.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1768939' date='Feb 1 2009, 08:41 PM']Huh?[/quote]

I was wondering whether the God created the relationship between a human father and son as a way to reflect the the relationship between Himself and His Son or whether the use of the terms "Father" and "Son" to refer to the first and second Persons of the Trinity, respectively, is an example of human terms being applied to describe the eternal generation of the Son from the Father.

[tinytherese]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1769134' date='Feb 1 2009, 10:46 PM']I was wondering whether the God created the relationship between a human father and son as a way to reflect the the relationship between Himself and His Son or whether the use of the terms "Father" and "Son" to refer to the first and second Persons of the Trinity, respectively, is an example of human terms being applied to describe the eternal generation of the Son from the Father.[/quote]

Maybe its a combination of the two. Maybe someone who has taken a class on the trinity can take a stab at it. This reminds me of theoloy of the body.

[Apotheoun]

Paternity and filiation are eternal in God, and that should be sufficient to answer your question.