Originally posted by 37818;
Basically the Nicene Fathers explain that the Son didn't have an origin, but as with the spoken word which has source and cause, the Word of God, having been begotten, comes forth from the Father and is received by us.
Ultimately, I was always taught that the begettal of the Son is a mystery, scripture is silent on how he was begotten. However, when scripture speaks we should listen and believe what it says, and scripture states that that Father sent his only-begotten Son to us.
Originally posted by 37818
Originally posted by 37818
Here is an interesting Catholic article titled "The Eternal Sonship of Christ" (it does a brief survey of the ancient fathers...
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/the-e...ship-of-christ
Originally posted by 37818
Earlier you said you believed that the Son has always been Son. Your appeal to Acts 13:33 (Psalms 2:7) would require him to be begotten as Son on his resurrection. As usual your scripture mining has failed you...
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