The Birth of the Only Begotten

The churches' observance of Christmas is due to Jesus' being the only begotten Son of God. True celebration of the birth of Jesus consists of worshiping Him as the only begotten of the Father. The birth of the firstborn son of Mary in the stable in Bethlehem was the birth of the only begotten Son of God. This is the description of Jesus by the apostle John inJohn 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18; and I John 4:9. In the Greek, it is one word: "monogenees." The word means "only begotten." It describes...