Jesus Christ, From Eternity To Eternity. Part [12] 07/09/2026 (Morning thought)

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!

Jesus Christ, From Eternity To Eternity. Part [11] 07/09/2026 (Evening thought)

John 10: 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

As human beings, we run on automatic basically, for we do not have to think about breathing, inhaling or exhaling. But the power to lay down His life means that Jesus could make the conscious decision to die at a specific time, and boom, He is dead. In fact, if you were to read the script carefully, Jesus died at the exact millisecond, as foretold in the Scriptures. Then again, it gives us pause for concern when He says that He has the power to raise Himself up from the grave.

It is only the Eternal God who could make a statement like that, and that’s why the dead Jesus scared the daylights out of satan, much more than the living Christ…. John 10:19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. The Desire of Ages pp 785] When the voice of the mighty angel was heard at Christ’s tomb, saying, Thy Father calls Thee, the Savior came forth from the grave by the life that was in Himself.

Now was proved the truth of His words, “I lay down My life, that I might take it again.... I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.”…. [Selected messages Bk 1 pp 301] He who had said, “I lay down my life, that I might take it again” (John 10:17), came forth from the grave to life that was in Himself. Humanity died; divinity did not die. In His divinity, Christ possessed the power to break the bonds of death. He declares that He has life in Himself to quicken whom He will.

John 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear you him?

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!