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 Minister's Corner
A Message from the Minister . . .
THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON
We are told in 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
eternal life".
The only, the sole, begotten one comes
from an Aramaic word and is used here because Jesus was the
only child of his virgin mother Mary that did not have a
biological fleshly father involved in her pregnancy. The
reference here is to the humanity of Jesus and not to his
divinity. For God being the Eternal Spirit could not be the
first born, and neither is he subject to birth or death. The
fact that the Apostle John spoke of the humanity is vey
clear because Jesus in his divinity was with the Father.
Jesus was with God the Father before the earth was created.
Jesus is also described as the second Adam (I Cor.
15:21-22).
Because he was the first one to restore
man's potential for divinity and to triumph over sin and
death and thus he became the only begotten son of God or a
new Adam. And through this method we also become the
children of the living God.
This demonstrates the great love that
God had for us that he was willing to give the precious gem
of his son to die on a tree or become a curse for us (Gal.
3:13). This should inspire each one of us to live a godly
life that we may one day share the glory of God the Father
and his son Jesus in the heavenly mansion that has been
prepared for those that love and obey him. If you have not
obeyed the gospel why not do so today, for Jesus said " If
you love me, keep my commandments". (John 14:15)
In love, William H.
Harper
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