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Please see our article on [[Eternal Sonship]]. | Please see our article on [[Eternal Sonship]]. | ||
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'''Question''':In John 3:16 the bible says: "''For God so loved the world that He sent his only begotten Son, so that whosoever believe in him should not perish but have Everlasting Life.''" | '''Question''':In John 3:16 the bible says: "''For God so loved the world that He sent his only begotten Son, so that whosoever believe in him should not perish but have Everlasting Life.''" | ||
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::''has made him plain as day.<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Jn 1:17–18 (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005).</ref> | ::''has made him plain as day.<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Jn 1:17–18 (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005).</ref> | ||
:''...but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s unique Son.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 3:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011).</ref> | :''...but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s unique Son.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 3:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011).</ref> | ||
='''Why did Jesus say "before Abraham was, I am", if he was not the eternal son?= | ='''Why did Jesus say "before Abraham was, I am", if he was not the eternal son?= | ||