Was Jesus Created or Begotten or Always Existed?

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Hebrews 11:3 (God created the heavens, earth, angels, plants, trees, animals, man, woman, and everything else. All that was created came from nothing that pre-existed. To be begotten means the opposite of created, you must come from an already 

existing source. Jesus was the only begotten Son of God.)

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. Psalm 33:6-9 (The creation was spoken into existence. Nothing pre-exiting was used to create.)

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen. 3:16 (The Hebrew word for “bring forth” is the same used for “beget.” So children are not created, but begotten of their parents. Jesus was not a created being, but he was begotten of Father God.)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3 (Jesus was the Word and the creator. “In the beginning” of what? Since God the Father has no beginning, he existed from eternity. Jesus at minimum existed before the beginning of creation, since he was the creator. But did he also exist from eternity like God the Father? Also, God is a uniplural word like family, team, or group. Ex…John was with Smith(father), and John was Smith(son). So me and my father are of the same family, but we are two separate beings.)

Yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2 (Jesus came from God. And this happened “from of old, from everlasting.” Jesus was the creator of all things, so this happened at some point before the creation. But if Jesus came out of the Father, he must not have always existed. Although once he was begotten of the eternal Father, the Son became eternal as well.)

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. John 8:42 (Jesus proceeded forth from and came from God.)

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 1:18

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (Most other translations leave out the important word “begotten” and change the meaning of the verse to say “God’s only Son” or “one and only Son.” This is a false translation. Jesus is not the only Son of God, but he is the only begotten Son of God. Christians will be adopted sons and daughters of God. At conversion we are spiritually begotten of God. We are to grow spiritually in this life just as a begotten fetus grows in its mother’s womb. At the resurrection, we are born again of the spirit just as the fetus is physically born of the flesh at birth.)

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Heb. 1:4 (Jesus was clearly begotten, not created by God the Father. This verse seems to say that Jesus was “made.” This doesn’t contradict with “begotten.” So Jesus is eternal, but he has not always existed just like God the Father has.)

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: Col. 1:15 (Christ is the firstborn of every creature. How plain is that? This occurred before the creation of all things because Christ was the creator. Just as we are born in the image of our parents, we will also bear the image of the heavenly at the resurrection just as Christ did. Christ was begotton of the Father. The Father was begotten of nobody. That’s what blows the mind.)