“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you sent — The definition of eternal life as knowledge (ginōskō) of God represents the heart of Johannine theology: not intellectual assent but intimate relational knowing, echoing OT covenantal knowledge (Exodus 33:12-13, Isaiah 53:11). The phrase "the only true God" (ton monon alēthinon theon) asserts radical monotheism while Jesus himself is identified as "whom you sent" (hon apesteilas), affirming his essential equality and the Son's divine mission. This is not knowledge about God but knowledge of God that transforms.
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