The Just Feel Like Preaching Club

[heirmiles]

Hey guys,

We all have messages and studies that we're dying to put out there, but just don't know where else on the forum to put them. After all, who wants the "excessive scrutiny" of the theology section when we are really just speaking from the heart. So, whatever you feel like sharing, a verse, a few thoughts, a meaningful allegory or a full sermon, or if you want to discuss something that someone else has written in a supportive and positive way, let's just open the doors for communicating all the great stuff that God is saying and doing. Every body is welcome!

 

[heirmiles]

I'll start,

John '1:1.


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.


Three times the Word is mentioned in this verse and three states of being describe the nature of the Word. First the Word was in the beginning, Second, the Word was with God, and Third, the Word was God.

The Word was in the beginning.
When we think of the beginning our thoughts are drawn to the great hymn of Genesis chapter 1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Before the earth was spoken into being, before the tapestry of the heavens was laid across the universe, the Word was there. In the beginning, counting back before the endless ages of time the Word was with God, ever in unity and presence. In the beginning, He who is changeless, the Word, was in very being and essence, God.


The Word was with God.
How profound is the inner communion of He who is infinite and in the perfect union of His being. As the Spirit of Wisdom dwelt with God from everlasting even so did the Word, God's beloved Son. Even in the creation of the world we see Christ's activity, for when God spoke the Word was active. When God said, "Let there be light", it was the Son who created light. When God said, "Let there be a firmament", it was Jesus who spread out the canvas of the stars. When God said, "Let the dry land appear", it was our Saviour who brought order to the physical world. When God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass," it was Christ who created life within the soil. When God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament," it was the Light of the World who lit the great and mighty lamps throughout the cosmos. When God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and the let birds fly above the earth across the the firmament of the heavens", it was the Life who brought the creatures of the water and sky into being. When God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature", it was Christ who formed every living thing that moves upon the earth. And when God said, "Let us make man in Our image", It was our loving Saviour who breathed into him the spirit and breath of life. It is because the Word is the perfect expression of God, that in every divine decree it is Christ who is active in God's every work. For Christ the Word is with God in every sense of God's being, essence, and expression.


The Word was God.
Before we doubt the continual eternal nature of Christ's deity, as if the word "was" refers to an ended state of being, we must understand that the past tense of the word "was" is refering to "the beginning." It was "the beginning" that is in the past, the Word is in every way, and in every tense, God. For as God is Holy so is His Son. As God is infinitely righteous only the infinite nature of His Son could atone for the sin that affronts God's holy infinite nature. As God is infinitely merciful, so His Son infinitely restores those who have sinned to an eternal relationship of love and devotion to Him. For no less than God can satisfy the nature of God, and no less than God can express the being of His nature. For all of creation can only point to the Creator. In all of creation's splendour it is still far less than He who brought it into being. Only God can express God, only God can reveal God, only God can quicken men's hearts to recognize His being and reality, only God can create life in that which is dead, only God can bring life and love to the broken sinner, and only God can restore that life to one of joy and fellowship with his Creator.


Thoughts? Ideas? Just go for it.

 

[1watchman]

I will just offer that the Word is the Lord Jesus, as the chapter shows, and "He was in the world and the world knew Him not"; and when He came unto His own (Jews) they rejected Him. Jesus said to the Jews later that He speaks not of Himself, but all that the Father gave Him --the eternal Word. All the Gospels seem to show that Jesus was God incarnate, and His work was to show and magnify the Father --"the originator and finisher" of all; then be the sacrifice on the altar for mankind ---precious thoughts.

 

[Rawtheran]

I'll add that as people above have stated before Jesus became flesh he was known as the "Word" meaning that he has always existed alongside the Father, and the Holy Spirit. The Word had to incarnate into the world to become flesh because it was God's will that in order for man to have a way back to the father, and to make it possible to have a relationship with him the word had to die. When the word became Jesus it was God literally becoming human, but still retaining the attributes of God. Interestingly enough Jesus was given the gift of carpentry which was his passion while he was on the Earth just like other men have different gifts from God like Peter who was a fisherman.

 

[splish- splash]

Im quite fascinated by the Story of David and Goliath, as this isn't just some insignificant story. Instead David seemed to symbolise the coming Messiah whilst Goliath symbolised the enemy. David defeated Goliath, rescuing Israel as a result from the ruthless philistine, so did Christ defeat the enemy, consequently saving the world from eternal destruction.

 

[childofChrist46]

I'll start,

John '1:1.


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.


Three times the Word is mentioned in this verse and three states of being describe the nature of the Word. First the Word was in the beginning, Second, the Word was with God, and Third, the Word was God.

The Word was in the beginning.
When we think of the beginning our thoughts are drawn to the great hymn of Genesis chapter 1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Before the earth was spoken into being, before the tapestry of the heavens was laid across the universe, the Word was there. In the beginning, counting back before the endless ages of time the Word was with God, ever in unity and presence. In the beginning, He who is changeless, the Word, was in very being and essence, God.


The Word was with God.
How profound is the inner communion of He who is infinite and in the perfect union of His being. As the Spirit of Wisdom dwelt with God from everlasting even so did the Word, God's beloved Son. Even in the creation of the world we see Christ's activity, for when God spoke the Word was active. When God said, "Let there be light", it was the Son who created light. When God said, "Let there be a firmament", it was Jesus who spread out the canvas of the stars. When God said, "Let the dry land appear", it was our Saviour who brought order to the physical world. When God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass," it was Christ who created life within the soil. When God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament," it was the Light of the World who lit the great and mighty lamps throughout the cosmos. When God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and the let birds fly above the earth across the the firmament of the heavens", it was the Life who brought the creatures of the water and sky into being. When God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature", it was Christ who formed every living thing that moves upon the earth. And when God said, "Let us make man in Our image", It was our loving Saviour who breathed into him the spirit and breath of life. It is because the Word is the perfect expression of God, that in every divine decree it is Christ who is active in God's every work. For Christ the Word is with God in every sense of God's being, essence, and expression.


The Word was God.
Before we doubt the continual eternal nature of Christ's deity, as if the word "was" refers to an ended state of being, we must understand that the past tense of the word "was" is refering to "the beginning." It was "the beginning" that is in the past, the Word is in every way, and in every tense, God. For as God is Holy so is His Son. As God is infinitely righteous only the infinite nature of His Son could atone for the sin that affronts God's holy infinite nature. As God is infinitely merciful, so His Son infinitely restores those who have sinned to an eternal relationship of love and devotion to Him. For no less than God can satisfy the nature of God, and no less than God can express the being of His nature. For all of creation can only point to the Creator. In all of creation's splendour it is still far less than He who brought it into being. Only God can express God, only God can reveal God, only God can quicken men's hearts to recognize His being and reality, only God can create life in that which is dead, only God can bring life and love to the broken sinner, and only God can restore that life to one of joy and fellowship with his Creator.


Thoughts? Ideas? Just go for it.

Hi,So wonderfully said and very inspirational .I am not sure if you read the Book of Adam and Eve.I know it is not included in the Bible,but there clearly shows that God sends many times the Word to do things for Him,mostly to be the connection between God the Father and Adam and Eve ,when they fallen from His grace.Impressive reading.Jesus was mentioned so many times in this very old book.