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1 | What does begotten mean on this verse? | Heb 1:5 | julcol87 | 229074 | ||
Hello to all, My question today is on HEB 1:5. Does the word begotten have different meanings in scripture? I know in John 3:16 it means one and only, or unique, but does it mean the same thing for HEB 1:5? The amplified did help me understand a little, but I'm still confused.. Thanks to all. God Bless |
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2 | What does begotten mean on this verse? | Heb 1:5 | DocTrinsograce | 229078 | ||
Hi, Julia... The phrase "only begotten" is the Greek word "monogenace." It means literally "sole child." However, I have seen the word translated as "utterly unique." Certainly Christ is utterly unique in His origin, since He proceeds from God, having no origin at all, unlike anything else in the universe. Of course, when you remove the prefix mono, this is a more normal use of the word "offspring." See, for example (1 John 5:1). The redeemed are the begotten of God. The following is from the old baptist divines, but it corresponds well with orthodox Christian belief since the earliest days of the church: "In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit (1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14), of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided (Exodus 3:14; John 14:11; 1 Corinthians 8:6): the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father(John 1;14, 18); the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son (John 15:26; Galatians 4:6); all infinite, without beginning, therefore but one God, who is not to be divided in nature and being, but distinguished by several peculiar relative properties and personal relations; which doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of all our communion with God, and comfortable dependence on Him." --1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (chapter 2, paragraph 3) As you know from your own experience, this is a critical doctrinal issue. In Him, Doc |
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