Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, October 5, 2026

Divinely begotten, or Eternally Begotten

μονογενής - monogenēs

single of its kind, only;

used of Christ, denotes the only begotten son of God.

SyLeon
Sir, I am just clarifying this ya: I heard you saying that Christ should be Eternal Begotten Son, and not the Eternal Son, correct?

But then can begotten be Eternal at the same time?

sing
I have never said any such notion; you probably misheard.

Jesus Christ was DIVINELY BEGOTTEN in time WHEN the eternal Word was made flesh.

Eternally begotten speaks of WHEN.

Divinely begotten speaks of HOW.

"Eternally begotten" is an oxyMORONic term. "Eternal" and "begotten" are mutually exclusive, i.e. that which is eternal cannot be begotten; that which is begotten cannot be eternal - except and unless the word "begotten" be twisted beyond its usual usage and meaning. 

Being divinely begotten, Jesus Christ is unique, thus the one and only begotten of God. 

There isn't another that is similarly divinely begotten of God.

John 1:1,14 KJT
1 ¶In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...
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.

<But then can begotten be Eternal at the same time?>
GOOD QUESTION. 

Ask this good question to those who can do theological gymnastics and gyration. They can believe  eternal and begotten at the same time by completely twisting the plain meaning of the biblical word "begotten."

SyLeon
OK, thanks for clarifying, Sir.

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