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Answer · The Son of God

Did the Son exist eternally?

The eternal Word was God. The Son was born, given, made of a woman, and sent in the likeness of sinful flesh.

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The one who became the Son is eternally God, but Scripture connects sonship to the incarnation, birth, and redemptive mission.

Distinguish identity from role

Jesus did not begin to exist at Bethlehem. The divine identity revealed in him is eternal. Sonship describes the incarnate life brought forth in time.

Let Scripture choose the terms

The Bible explicitly calls the Word eternal and explicitly says the Son was born and given.

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Galatians 4:4The Son enters history by being made of a woman under the law.John 1:1The eternal Word belongs to God's own identity and is God.
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