No one reading carefully would conclude that this passage is saying that the second member of the trinity was begotten. The Word = the Second member of the trinity. He was begotten in flesh, meaning that he took on the role in time as the redeemer of mankind, the only begotten son. Obviously, this was in the mind of the Godhead in eternity past as to the divine purpose to save. The word "begotten," however, has to mean something, correct? When did this begetting take place? That is the issue incarnationalists are attempting to clarify.

Fred

"Ah, sitting - the great leveler of men. From the mightest of pharaohs to the lowest of peasants, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" M. Burns