John 1:1-17

Jesus is God’s Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” John begins this book echoing the same words used to begin the Bible. Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning,……”

Jesus was with God in the beginning. He came to this earth not as just a good man, but as the God-Man. The second in the trinity, temporarily disconnected from the other two in order to bring true light and life to us all. “The Word became flesh and dwelled among us.” He was here! “”He was in the world and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.” How could that happen? How could we be so blind as not to see God when he was right here on this earth? So often Jesus revealed His true identity, but was questioned and denied time and time again.

In John 8:23-24 Jesus again reveals his origin. “You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world….” The true basis for our Christian faith is not just the moral teachings of Jesus, but Jesus himself. When asked, “Who do you say I am?” will we have the correct answer? In Matthew 16:15 Jesus asked Simon Peter, that question. “Christ, the son of the living God,” was his response. We can memorize those words in case that question comes to us, but what is truly in our hearts will ultimately determine our forever.

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