- Nov 23, 2012
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Jesus is the only begotten son of God.
What does that mean?
It seems to me there is a difference between making someone and begetting someone.
Beget means to become the father of.
This is not creation.
An earthly father has a son, he begets him, he does not create him.
Only God can create life.
All the begets in the Bible tell us who the father is and who the son is.
There is no creation in begetting.
So, when Jesus becomes the begotten son of God, he is not creating Jesus, he is simply becoming his father.
Any verses in the Bible that seem to contradict this are merely misunderstood.
What does that mean?
It seems to me there is a difference between making someone and begetting someone.
Beget means to become the father of.
This is not creation.
An earthly father has a son, he begets him, he does not create him.
Only God can create life.
All the begets in the Bible tell us who the father is and who the son is.
There is no creation in begetting.
So, when Jesus becomes the begotten son of God, he is not creating Jesus, he is simply becoming his father.
Any verses in the Bible that seem to contradict this are merely misunderstood.