The second person of the Trinity is Son by ____.

• A. Adoption
• B. Creation
• C. Nature
• D. Grace

Answer: (C)

The second person of the Trinity is the Son by nature. In Trinitarian theology, the Son is eternally begotten of the Father and shares the same divine nature as the Father. This means his being as the Son is inherent and unoriginated—not created, not conferred by grace, and not attributed through adoption. Saying “by nature” emphasizes that the Son’s relationship to the Father is intrinsic to who he is, not something added later or given to him from outside.

Adoption would imply a status given to someone from outside, which isn’t how the Son relates to the Father. Creation would treat the Son as a created being, which contradicts the eternal, uncreated nature of the Son. Grace pertains to God’s favor toward us and how we become children of God, not to the Son’s eternal status.