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John 1:1 says “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” What is the Word that John refers to? After reading the first three Gospels, some may be confused as to which Word John refers to. Some may be confused in the sense that, as Jesus asked John to baptize him, some may believe that the Word is what Jesus espouses, in the sense that John in 1:1 may be implying us to behold Jesus as he beheld him, hence the Word is that which came from Jesus and is manifested in his teachings and proclamations.
Perhaps the clause “In the beginning” is what creates the confusion, since it is also the first three words in the Bible, found in Genesis and is followed by what God created. Some who are led to believe that “in the beginning” means in the beginning for John, refers to the first time John the Baptist lays eyes on Jesus. When John, who is generally considered to be a prophet is asked by Jesus to baptize him, John, who as a prophet knew of Jesus’ spiritual coming, says to Jesus in Matthew 3:14, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus’ answer in Matthew 3:15 is, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”
But regardless of what “beginning” is referred to by John 1:1, there is no doubt among Jesus’ disciples and those that follow that the Word espoused by Jesus has a tie-in to the Word of God which comes in word form from Genesis 1:1 and continues thereafter. There is also a strong belief that the essence of God’s Word existed with God, long before it was put into words. And when it says in John 3:16 that God sent his only son that the world may be saved, God has Jesus say the words that God Himself would say if He personally appears on earth.
And to the extent that Lord Jesus’ relation to God is expressed and implied in the Bible, the Word that Lord Jesus espouses is God’s Word for all intents and purposes. This may get an assist from the force of logic in the Greek translation of the New Testament. There, “word” is derived from the Greek word logos. Seems that logos and logic are related, with the inference being that it takes putting logic into words to explain a particular logic. I mean, try explaining the logic of something through sign language! So, it is logical to presume, to the extent we can reason as allowed under Isaiah 1:18, that as Christ and God exist together, Christ’s Word is God’s word.
It is said that the body of Christ exists in us. Does it exist in us in spirit, or in his words, or both? And if the body of Christ exists in us in spirit which emanates from God, is it the spirit referred to by Ecclesiastes 12:7 which says that the spirit returns to God who gave it? If so, while the spirit is in us, we have the opportunity to abide by it toward everlasting life. Others may not be aware of the spirit within them, and they may spend at least most of their lives not realizing the power of the spirit they have within themselves.
As God and Jesus are one, God, His Word, Jesus and the Spirit are one as well.
Perhaps the clause “In the beginning” is what creates the confusion, since it is also the first three words in the Bible, found in Genesis and is followed by what God created. Some who are led to believe that “in the beginning” means in the beginning for John, refers to the first time John the Baptist lays eyes on Jesus. When John, who is generally considered to be a prophet is asked by Jesus to baptize him, John, who as a prophet knew of Jesus’ spiritual coming, says to Jesus in Matthew 3:14, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus’ answer in Matthew 3:15 is, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”
But regardless of what “beginning” is referred to by John 1:1, there is no doubt among Jesus’ disciples and those that follow that the Word espoused by Jesus has a tie-in to the Word of God which comes in word form from Genesis 1:1 and continues thereafter. There is also a strong belief that the essence of God’s Word existed with God, long before it was put into words. And when it says in John 3:16 that God sent his only son that the world may be saved, God has Jesus say the words that God Himself would say if He personally appears on earth.
And to the extent that Lord Jesus’ relation to God is expressed and implied in the Bible, the Word that Lord Jesus espouses is God’s Word for all intents and purposes. This may get an assist from the force of logic in the Greek translation of the New Testament. There, “word” is derived from the Greek word logos. Seems that logos and logic are related, with the inference being that it takes putting logic into words to explain a particular logic. I mean, try explaining the logic of something through sign language! So, it is logical to presume, to the extent we can reason as allowed under Isaiah 1:18, that as Christ and God exist together, Christ’s Word is God’s word.
It is said that the body of Christ exists in us. Does it exist in us in spirit, or in his words, or both? And if the body of Christ exists in us in spirit which emanates from God, is it the spirit referred to by Ecclesiastes 12:7 which says that the spirit returns to God who gave it? If so, while the spirit is in us, we have the opportunity to abide by it toward everlasting life. Others may not be aware of the spirit within them, and they may spend at least most of their lives not realizing the power of the spirit they have within themselves.
As God and Jesus are one, God, His Word, Jesus and the Spirit are one as well.