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Difference between God’s Son and Godson

God’s Son(also: Son of God, the) a name of Jesus Christ:

  • Jesus Christ was and is God’s son. Jesus was God’s gift to a sinful world.

godsona male person for whom a godparent acts as sponsor at baptism:

  • She promised that her godson would achieve wealth and position.

Note: The compound does not correlate in meaning with the phrase God the Son—(in the Christian tradition) the second person of the Trinity:

  • Something that is begotten has a definite beginning and a cornerstone of the Trinity is that “God the Son” has always existed.