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God the Son is not correct. The Son is NOT created, He is begotten before the beginning of the creation of anything.

Yes, you are correct, and that is what the diagram intends to show.

Thanks for your comment, because it reveals an ambiguity I hadn't thought of.

The word "Creation" in the diagram is capitalized because it refers to the Creation—God's creation of the world according to Genesis (and other places) in Christian theology.

But I can see that some may interpret the words on the time axis as refering to God the Son's history, rather than the history of the world.

If you look carefully, you will see that the diagram deliberately has the God the Son line go backwards before Creation.

An arrow on that line would make it more clear that this line has no beginning, because God the Son was not created prior to the Creation of the world. As you say, standard Christian interpretation of the scriptures sees the Son "begotten, not created."

I will try to clarify the diagram in line with your excellent point. Alastair Haines (talk) 02:15, 19 March 2009 (UTC)