Why do certain Bile translations change John 1 vs 18 to”only-begotten Son”?
Here is a commentary on the idea of “only begotten god” that follows the thought of “a god” of John 1:1 *** w84 9/1 pp. 27-28 “We Worship What We Know” *** “One Lord, Jesus Christ” –After having stated: “There is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him,” the apostle Paul added: “And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and we through him.” (1 Corinthians 8:6) Jehovah’s Witnesses subscribe to that further statement. Jehovah, the Father, is the Source; Jesus, God’s “only-begotten son,” the “firstborn of all creation,” is the means by which the Father accomplishes His will.—John 1:2, 3, 14; Colossians 1:15, 16. –Because the fourth-century dissident theologian Arius stated the Biblical truth that “the Son is not unbegotten,” and Jehovah’s Witnesses accept that truth, The New Encyclopædia Britannica states: “The Christology of Jehovah’s Witnesses, also, is a form of Arianism. –” First, it must be stated that Jehovah’s Witness