Who is described as having a Son from eternity in the Triune God?

• A. Spirit
• B. Father
• C. Jesus
• D. Holy Spirit

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is the eternal relationship within the Trinity: the Son is eternally begotten by the Father. In this framework, the Father is the source of the Son’s existence from all eternity, so the Father is described as having a Son from eternity. This generation is timeless, not something that happened at a point in time, and it distinguishes the Father as the begetter and the Son as the eternally begotten One.

So, the one described as having a Son from eternity is the Father, since the Son exists from all eternity as the Son of the Father. The Spirit does not beget a Son, and Jesus is the Son himself, not the one who has a Son.