John 1: 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
This is the reason why the prince of darkness goes to work in subterfuge ways to try and discredit the eternal nature of Christ, for he knows that when this truth dawns on our minds, it would give us the lively hope of the resurrection. This leads us to the study for today, because we are to address both the meaning and the origination of the Greek word “Monogenes” which is translated in the Bible as being “Only Begotten”.
Persons indeed have stumbled on the term, because, when applied to Christ, it gives the sense that He was begotten of God the Father and thus, must have had a beginning point. Thus, if Christ had a beginning point, it means that He was created, and that will directly contradict the truth in the Bible which says “By Him were all things created”. Furthermore, the logical follow up to that line of reasoning is that He does not inherently have eternal life, and if so, He is promising us something which is not originally His.
So, let’s address that specific issue to see where the problem lies, because you will encounter this over and over again in your study and research, and if it is not made clear, it could affect your views of the blessed hope, given to us through Christ…. 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.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!