The answer
As we have mentioned before, Christ-to Him be glory-is the Son of God, which means that He is begotten of God the Father.
This generation is eternal, and we express this by saying that it is before all ages, which is to say before time. God the Son is being in God the Father from eternity and before the Incarnation, which is why Christ the Master says, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58).
To simplify, we say:
The Son is the Mind of God. It cannot be said that there was a time when God had no mind, and so He creates one for Himself. With what mind would He have created one? Therefore, the Mind of God exists in God from eternity, and is without beginning.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 48.
The page in the book (48)
