If Jesus is God, how is he called God's only begotten son?

When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Jannai, of Joseph, of Mattathias, of Amos, of Nahum, of Hesli, of Naggai, of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semein, of Josech, of Joda, of Joanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri, of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, of Er, of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi, of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim, of Melea, of Menna, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David, of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon, of Amminadab, the son of Admin, of Ram, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah, of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor, of Serug,of Reu, of Peleg, of Heber, of Shelah, of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech, of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan, of Enosh, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

So wait, it isn't even a fact that family heredity exists? The one with an issue with facts is you. Let's assume for a second that we aren't talking about a virgin birth. Let's look at Mary's genealogy.

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When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Jannai, of Joseph, of Mattathias, of Amos, of Nahum, of Hesli, of Naggai, of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semein, of Josech, of Joda, of Joanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri, of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, of Er, of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi, of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim, of Melea, of Menna, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David, of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon, of Amminadab, the son of Admin, of Ram, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah, of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor, of Serug,of Reu, of Peleg, of Heber, of Shelah, of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech, of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan, of Enosh, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

You see, the Gospel of Luke, by definition, tells us that we are all Son (or Daughter) of God. No fabulous miracle involved, just flat out genealogy, based on the notion that we are related to Adam.

So you've decided to read Harry Potter and compare it to the Bible? You're hoping I'll rise to same sort of bait and call it satanic or something. Nah, byt neither is it relevant.

I don't care about gillyweed or about how Ron wants to be prefect.

Somehow the life story of about 5000+ years of Jewish history under the framework of their relationship to God is relevant as someone going to Gringott's bank and getting a Horcrux. Good to know that's where your spiritual knowledge is at. I'll be sure to really dumb some posts down so you can understand them.

16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

I try my best to be understood.

It is a shame, indeed. You still don't understand.

Let's talk about this intellectual laziness you call blind guessing.

As in, "I can't be bothered to study anything real about religion because it's all blind guessing."

So, we don't need to study philosophy because those guys like Descartes never really knew anything (toss philosophy books in the trash)? And why bother learning history, since the North and the South have different version of events for Civil War, and likewise about UK and US versions of American Revolution? And there are different versions of English, like UK, Canadian, Australian, and even that in India so mostly blind guesses? Why bother learning science either, since scientists gwt proven wrong? And why do math, since there are different bases like base 16 or base 2?
If we take your theory to its logical limit, you are someone who can't do math, can't speak or read English, doesn't know history, and has no grasp of religious myths and legends. Ignorance.

Prove me wrong then. Write a page thesis about Amaterasu, starting with the myth and ending with its symbolic significance. Even if you don't believe in a religion, having an absence of knowledge of myths and legends means you also lose those fable stories and their significance.

Maybe. So what?

But what he was proclaiming was that Christ was fulfilling the pact that G*d made to us: to ;find a way for us to get right with G*D in spite of our inability to meet our end of G*D's covenant with us.

And bu the way: we are all free agents. Each of us has to make up out own minds.

I am quoting your apparent thoughts, which you repeat endlessly.

Now you're raising your voice. Did I strike a nerve?

You will write on this, or children everywhere will mock you. I will tell them that you didn't even know about Amaterasu, and they'll be like, "Ahahaha, that guy doesn't even know about Amaterasu." This is a totally realistic reaction from groups of kids, they clearly won't say " Who the hell is Amaterasu? "