• 20.03.2025

The Divine Contrast: Begotten vs. Unbegotten

According to the materials, the main fundamental distinction between the Son of God and God Himself does not lie in any difference in their divine essence (which is essentially identical), but in their hypostatic difference, expressed through the relationship of generation. That is, God the Father is characterized by His unbegottenness, eternality, and self-existence, whereas the Son is defined precisely by His birth, by His genesis.