1 John 5: 11, 12
And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his son. Whoever has the Son has life, whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Yes, we must affirm that eternal life is found in His Son. The pronoun "His" is of utmost importance here. "His" means "God's". In other words, while we find eternal life in "God's Son" , we acknowledge that God is the Father and the Father is God.
No where in the New Testament do we read that God is the Son or that the Son is God!
Furthermore, the eternal life we find in God's Son, (or Son of God) is made possible by God Himself, whom the Apostles call the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For example,
* the Son of God did not come on his own authority. It was God who sent him (John 7:28,29),
* the Son of God did nothing on his own authority. He said only what God had instructed him to say (John 8:27,28),
* the Son of God did not exalt himself. It was God who exalted him to the highest place, and gave him the highest name (Phil. 2:9)
* the Son of God did not make himself Lord (Master). It was God who made him Master, so that every tongue will confess and every knee will bow at his God-given name, saying, "Yeshua (Iesous) is Lord"
(Phil 2:10)
* and every tongue confesses that Jesus is Lord not to glorify the Son of God, but instead, "to the glory of God the Father" (Phil 2:11)
* the Son of God did not raise himself from death. It was God who raised him from the dead.
(Acts 10:39-41, Acts 13:29, Romans 4: 24 - 25)
Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us uphold our belief in the Son of God, whom God has sent, whom God has authorized to speak, whom God has raised from the dead and to whom God has given the highest name.
Let us confess "Yeshua (Iesous) is our Master (Lord)" to the Glory of God the Father!
Romans 4: 24 - 25
It will be reckoned to us who believe in Him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
