Yehshua Ben Elohim [Monogenes - One & Only born]

☆  ☆   "Monogenes" - One & Only born ☆  ☆  

☀   John 3:16. Here, Jesus refers to Himself as the Son of God:

✓  John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son  that whosoever believes in him  shall not perish but have eternal life." ✓

 ► The Greek word translated “one and only” is "monogenes". It means "only born", or "sole". Vine's Expository Dictionary of N.T. Words adds that "the term is one of endearment as well as singleness."
 ► Strong's concordance says that it is a combination of the word "monos" meaning “only”, and “ginomai” meaning to “to cause to be, generate, become, or come into being”.
 ► This word is also used in referring to a boy in Luke 7:12- "As he (Jesus) approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out - the only son of his mother, and she was a widow."    ☞      The Greek word 'monogenes' is used here and translated as 'only'.
 ► It is used likewise in Luke 9:38- "A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child."

☀   "Monogenes" is applied to Jesus in:

✓  John 1:14- "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of
the "One and Only", who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." ✓ 
✓  John 1:18- "No one has ever seen God, but God, the "One and Only", who is at the Father's side has made
him known."✓ 


Here, Jesus as the unique Son of God is revealed to be at the Father's side. No other person who is called "son of God" has ever been revealed to be at the Father's side. John 3:18, and 1 John 4:9 are other verses where "monogenes" is used in reference to Jesus. The N.T. scriptures show that when Jesus is referred to as the only "Son" of God it means Jesus is the unique "Son" of God. With respect to being a "Son of God", “monogenes” is only used for Jesus.

                                                     

►?? [John 19:7] When Jesus was brought before Pilate the Jews said, "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."  ?? ► So If Jesus talked as literally in essence of " a son of G-d " (as Muslim says) - Why did Jews brought Jesus infront of  Pilate & wanted Jesus to be executed?

Answer: If Jesus were only speaking metaphorically the Jews would not have brought him to trial on such a charge as blasphemy. [Death was the penalty for blasphemy - ref. Lev. 24:16]. The Jews knew and understood Psalms 82:6, and they had no problem with a metaphorical statement. The Jews objected to Jesus claiming to be the unique, the eternal, "Son" of God.

► Jesus Proclamation :

Matt 11:27- "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
John 5:22 - "Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him."



GOD, OR IS CALLED THE SON OF GOD BY GOD THE FATHER
JOHN 17:1-5 Note here that this is Christ's prayer before His arrest. And note that Christ says that
He was with God before the world began.
JOHN 5:18-27 - Note here that Jesus refers to Himself as the Son of God about 10 times.
JOHN 8:36, JOHN 10:36, JOHN 11:4
MATT 17:5 - GOD HIMSELF calls Jesus His Son.
MATT 22:2 - Jesus alludes to Himself as the King's Son
MATT 26:63,64 - Jesus answers Pilate that he is the Son of God.
LUKE 3:22 - Again GOD HIMSELF calls Jesus His Son.
LUKE 1:35 - Even the Angel in talking to Mary says that her son will be the Son of God.