Why is Christ called the "only begotten Son" of God, since we are also the children of God? Because Christ alone is the eternal and natural Son of God; [109] but we are children adopted of God, by grace, for his sake. [110] Footnotes: [109] John 1:1-3, 14, 18; Heb. 1:1, 2; John 3:16; 1 John 4:9; Rom. 8:32. [110] Rom. 8:15-17; John 1:12; Gal. 4:6; Eph. 1:5, 6. |