Is Jesus the Eternal or Begotten Son of God?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

5 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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John 3:16 refers to Jesus as God's "only begotten Son." However, some theologians refer to Jesus as the “Eternal Son." There is a doctrine known as “eternal Sonship” which teaches that Jesus has eternally existed as the Son of God. According to this doctrine, Christ is and always has been the Son of God.Dr. David K. Bernard examines what the Scriptures say about the sonship of Jesus Christ and why this debate matters to anyone who is committed to biblical truth.If you enjoy this podcast, leav...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the First Century Church.
0:10.3	This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.
0:14.5	Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.
0:29.6	In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life. Thank you for joining us for this broadcast.
0:36.6	John 316 refers to Jesus as the only begotten Son of God.
0:41.3	However, there are some theologians which throw around a phrase, eternal son.
0:47.3	There is a doctrine that's known as eternal sonship that teaches that Jesus has eternally existed as the Son of God.
0:53.3	And according to this doctrine, Christ is and always existed as the Son of God. And according to this doctrine,
0:54.9	Christ is and always has been the Son of God. Now, to add to the confusion, the Nicene Creed
1:00.4	states that Jesus is the eternally begotten of the Father. What are we to make of all this?
1:07.0	Is Jesus eternal? Is Jesus begotten? What should we think about this? We have to go to
1:12.6	scripture for our answer. When we go to the Bible, the Word of God, we find that Jesus Christ
1:18.6	is God manifests in the flesh. According to Colossians 2.9, in Him Jesus Christ dwells
1:24.1	all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. So the key is to understand, first of all, bodily,
1:31.6	Jesus was a real human being. As a human, he had a beginning. He was conceived in the womb of the Virgin
1:39.1	Mary, who was his mother, his biological mother, and she bore him and brought him to birth. And so on his human side,
1:47.9	he had a beginning. He was conceived and born. But at the same time, he was God manifest in flesh.
1:53.4	So the one spirit of God is eternal, of course. God has no beginning. God has no ending. He is
1:59.6	eternal. He stands above and beyond time.
2:02.2	So viewing Jesus as a human, he had a beginning in his humanness.
2:07.0	Viewing Jesus as God, he is eternal. He is both at the same time. Now, when you talk about the term
2:13.1	son, by definition, the term sun implies a beginning, a beginning. And it's interesting,
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