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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The point of the verse is to show that God and His Son Jesus Christ is the true God, in contrast to all the pagan deities at the time.
The only true God means "The only God, in opposition to all false gods. What is said here is in opposition to idols, not to Jesus himself, who, in 1 John 5:20, is called "the true God and eternal life." ~ Barne's notes on the Bible.
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I see that you are slowly backing away from the claim that the verse is about the image of God, or about the Triune God.
"Put down the nonsense and slowly back away."
But it is difficult to comment on your second paragraph because John 5:20 does not say anything like "the true God and eternal life" in it. Try again.