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The "only begotten Son" shows a deep relationship between God the Father and God the Son (Jesus). [99] However, post-1950s translations changed it to "only Son" [ 100 ] or "one and only Son"; [ 101 ] this met criticism for setting aside the virgin birth of Jesus [ 102 ] to his mother Mary . [ 103 ]
Christians believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16). [15] Jesus identified himself in New Testament canonical writings. "Jesus said to them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM. '" (John 8:58), [16] which some Trinitarians believe is a reference to Moses in his interaction with preincarnate God in the ...
The grass of the field of this verse is presumed to be the lilies of Matthew 6:27, implying that Jesus was speaking of the abundant wild flowers that will fill local fields. Wood has always been in short supply in Palestine and the burning of grasses was an important source of fuel.
John's more often use of Son of God as complementary to the synoptic gospel's more often use of Son of Man. They see use of "Son of God" is integral to demonstrating Jesus's unique relationship with the Father, which is a central theme of the Gospel and not merely a reflective lens but as inherent to Jesus’s identity as understood by John. [24]
Divine filiation is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God by nature, and when Christians are redeemed by Jesus they become sons (and daughters) of God by adoption. This doctrine is held by most Christians, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but the phrase "divine filiation" is used primarily by Catholics .
The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. — John 1:15, 18 This doctrine is supported in John 17:5 when Jesus refers to the glory that he had with the Father "before the world existed" during the Farewell Discourse . [ 2 ]
Furthermore, in a revelation dated 7 May 1831, Smith records: "Thus saith the Lord; for I am God, and have sent mine Only Begotten Son into the world for the redemption of the world, and have decreed that he that receiveth him shall be saved, and he that receiveth him not shall be damned—And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they ...
The resulting creed read: [12] We believe in one God the Father Almighty, of whom are all things. And in the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of God before all ages, and before every beginning; through whom all things visible and invisible were made: who is the only-begotten born of the Father, the only of the only, God of God, similar to the Father who begat him, according to the Scriptures ...