Post by ResLight on Jun 14, 2014 13:22:32 GMT -5
A Muslim is claiming that the expression "only-begotten" in John 3:16 is an insult to God because it is alleged to mean sexual intercourse.
The Muslim view, however, falls short of being in harmony with spiritual revealing (1 Corinthians 2:10-14), and thus fails to see the beauty of the God's provision for His human creation, as well as misunderstanding the Hebriac meaning behind the word "begot", which does not necessarily signify sexual intercourse, but rather of bringing something forth into being. The root of "begotten" in John 3:16 and elsewhere in the New Testament is Strong's number 1080 (transliterated as "gennao") which corresponds with the Hebrew #3205 (transliterated as "yalad").
www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/yalad.html
www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/gennao.html
God brought forth the first man Adam into being, and in Adam was life, for Adam was not brought forth as a dying soul, but rather a living soul. (Genesis 2:7) Thus, before he became a son of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2), Adam was a son of God (Luke 3:38). Being a son indicates that he was "brought forth into being" of the one spoken of, which is "God", and thus God was his Father, and begetter of the life that was in Adam. Adam became a dying soul when he disobeyed, and came under the condemnation, dying you shall die. -- Genesis 2:17, Green's Literal.
Adam, representing mankind, was originally made upright, just, straight (not crooked, unjustified). -- Ecclesiastes 7:29.
As a result of sin, all mankind was condemned in Adam, and God subjected the whole creation through Adam to a crooked condition, a bondage of corruption and vanity, out of which there could be no new creation, no one who could deliver mankind from the condition he was in. -- Psalm 49:7; Ecclesiastes 1:2,9-15; 7:13; Romans 5:12-19; 8:20-22.
Likewise, with Jesus, who is the antitype of Adam as the sinless Son of God. -- Romans 5:14.
Jesus’ human body was not prepared from sinful human stock, but Jesus says of his God: “But a body did you prepare for me.” (Hebrews 10:5) Thus, Jesus' body was begotten in the womb of Mary, not by physical sexual intercourse, but through God's spirit. (Matthew 1:20) It is thus this sinless human body, having sinless life (John 1:4), a life as Adam had it before he sinned, that Jesus willingly offered in sacrifice. (Hebrews 10:10) Yes, in Jesus “was” (past tense) with life — human life (John 1:4), crowned with the glory of a sinless man, who by sinlessness had not fallen short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23; Hebrews 2:9) However, the days of Jesus' flesh is past, since Jesus sacrificed his flesh for our sins. -- Luke 22:19; John 6:51; Hebrews 5:7; 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18.
God, in his wisdom, condemned all of Adam’s offspring in one man, so that only one righteous man would be needed to pay the price for sin! -- Isaiah 53:4-6; Romans 5:12-19; 1 Corinthains 15:21,22; 1 Timothy 2:5,6; 1 Peter 3:18.
None of the above, however, negates that Jesus had been brought forth into existence before his human begettal with the glory of a celestial, heavenly glory as the firstborn of all creatures. -- John 17:5; 1 Corinthians 15:39-41; Colossians 1:15.
Nor does it negate Jesus' begettal again not in the flesh, but in the spirit, when he brought forth as firstborn of the dead. -- Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:5; 1 Peter 3:18.
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The Muslim view, however, falls short of being in harmony with spiritual revealing (1 Corinthians 2:10-14), and thus fails to see the beauty of the God's provision for His human creation, as well as misunderstanding the Hebriac meaning behind the word "begot", which does not necessarily signify sexual intercourse, but rather of bringing something forth into being. The root of "begotten" in John 3:16 and elsewhere in the New Testament is Strong's number 1080 (transliterated as "gennao") which corresponds with the Hebrew #3205 (transliterated as "yalad").
www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/yalad.html
www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/gennao.html
God brought forth the first man Adam into being, and in Adam was life, for Adam was not brought forth as a dying soul, but rather a living soul. (Genesis 2:7) Thus, before he became a son of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2), Adam was a son of God (Luke 3:38). Being a son indicates that he was "brought forth into being" of the one spoken of, which is "God", and thus God was his Father, and begetter of the life that was in Adam. Adam became a dying soul when he disobeyed, and came under the condemnation, dying you shall die. -- Genesis 2:17, Green's Literal.
Adam, representing mankind, was originally made upright, just, straight (not crooked, unjustified). -- Ecclesiastes 7:29.
As a result of sin, all mankind was condemned in Adam, and God subjected the whole creation through Adam to a crooked condition, a bondage of corruption and vanity, out of which there could be no new creation, no one who could deliver mankind from the condition he was in. -- Psalm 49:7; Ecclesiastes 1:2,9-15; 7:13; Romans 5:12-19; 8:20-22.
Likewise, with Jesus, who is the antitype of Adam as the sinless Son of God. -- Romans 5:14.
Jesus’ human body was not prepared from sinful human stock, but Jesus says of his God: “But a body did you prepare for me.” (Hebrews 10:5) Thus, Jesus' body was begotten in the womb of Mary, not by physical sexual intercourse, but through God's spirit. (Matthew 1:20) It is thus this sinless human body, having sinless life (John 1:4), a life as Adam had it before he sinned, that Jesus willingly offered in sacrifice. (Hebrews 10:10) Yes, in Jesus “was” (past tense) with life — human life (John 1:4), crowned with the glory of a sinless man, who by sinlessness had not fallen short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23; Hebrews 2:9) However, the days of Jesus' flesh is past, since Jesus sacrificed his flesh for our sins. -- Luke 22:19; John 6:51; Hebrews 5:7; 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18.
God, in his wisdom, condemned all of Adam’s offspring in one man, so that only one righteous man would be needed to pay the price for sin! -- Isaiah 53:4-6; Romans 5:12-19; 1 Corinthains 15:21,22; 1 Timothy 2:5,6; 1 Peter 3:18.
None of the above, however, negates that Jesus had been brought forth into existence before his human begettal with the glory of a celestial, heavenly glory as the firstborn of all creatures. -- John 17:5; 1 Corinthians 15:39-41; Colossians 1:15.
Nor does it negate Jesus' begettal again not in the flesh, but in the spirit, when he brought forth as firstborn of the dead. -- Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:5; 1 Peter 3:18.
atonement.rlbible.com
