justbyfaith
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I would contend that both in John 3:16 and 1 Peter 1:5, the root word has to do with genes.
Jesus is the only begotten at the time that He spoke the word in John 3:16.
After the Cross, others were also begotten through faith in Him.
So Jesus ceased to be the only begotten and became the first-begotten (Hebrews 1:6).
Because an only child ceases to be an only child as soon as new siblings are born.
In that, he or she becomes the firstborn.
Jesus is the only begotten at the time that He spoke the word in John 3:16.
After the Cross, others were also begotten through faith in Him.
So Jesus ceased to be the only begotten and became the first-begotten (Hebrews 1:6).
Because an only child ceases to be an only child as soon as new siblings are born.
In that, he or she becomes the firstborn.