14/11/2025
The term âOnly begotten â Son of God used in reference to Jesus doesnât mean âOnly son â of God .
John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
The Greek word for âonly begotten â is the Greek âMonogenesâ which means â One of a kind or a special kindâ and not âMono gennao â which means â only born â .
John wasnât saying that Jesus was the only Son âbornâ of the Father because Jesus wasnât âbornâ or âgiven birth â to .
If he was then he wasnât God .
One major character of God is that he has no beginning .
John also wasnât speaking of Jesus being the only begotten Son of God with respect to the incarnation either . Son of God is used to refer to the position of a being in the supernatural world . This is consistent with Old Testament theology .
Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Also here .
Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Also here
Job 38:6-7
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
The term âBen Elohim â translated â Sons of God â is a supernatural reference . It is speaking to the supernatural stature of the persons being described . This is why when John says we are now sons of God he is saying we are now Supernatural beings having been born again.
So the statement , â Only begotten son of God â is describing the unique nature of Jesus in that he is â THE SON OF GOD â unique and different from every other one . He is uncreated and has no beginning for one . And he is the member of the God head who acts on behalf of the FATHER.
Jesus , the only begotten , is the visible manifestation of the invisible God . He is at the right hand of the Father and it was he who created all we see and donât see because he is the SON of God . The one who Acts in the seen realm on behalf of the unseen Father , he himself being God !
SONSHIP speaks to a supernatural being .
SONSHIP also speaks to RESPONSIBILITY.
The only begotten Son is the Unique Son who is different from all others because he is God .
The first begotten Son of God speaks directly of the conquest of Jesus over death for mankind .
He is first because when he died , he represented many in his death and died as many . When he rose , Many rose with him because he rose as many .
He rose from the death FIRST.
We rose from the death after he did , when we believed that he died and rose again .
He is the first begotten Son as a Nee creation man .
He is the only begotten son , as always been and will always be .
He didnât translate from only begotten son to first begotten son .
He has always been only begotten son of God but he became first begotten son from the death for us and as us so we might become resurrected sons from spiritual death !
Glory to God !
