Have You Heard The Word Is Jesus?

(John 1:1-3) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." (ESV)


In this passage Jesus is shown to be eternal, preexistent, and God.  The Trinity is also alluded to in this verse.  It shows that Jesus is God, but distinct from the Father. We can also see that their is a relationship between the members of the Trinity.  The Word expresses communication and revelation from God.  God speaks things into being and they are (see Genesis 1).  We also see that God relates personally to his people.   

Creation is by the Father through the Son.  We see that all things were created except for God.  We also find that creation itself is not eternal, only God is eternal. 

John also may allude to the concept of the word in Greek philosophy as an impersonal principle guiding the universe.  He shows Jesus to be far superior and the true Word that guides and sustains the universe.  It is also interesting to note that the Jehovah's Witnesses mistranslate this passage in their New World Translation.  They translate it as "was a god", instead of "and the Word was God.  False religions always get Jesus wrong.  He is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31). 

(John 1:14) "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (ESV)

Jesus is the fullest revelation of God to us.  This verse speaks of the Incarnation, God becoming man.  Jesus was fully God and fully man.  Only Son is a better translation than the King James Version's only begotten Son.  Jesus was not created or born, he is eternal and he is the unique only Son of God.  Grace speaks of God's unmerited favor towards us.  Jesus gives us the truth and is himself the truth.  Jesus came to save his people from their sins. 

(John 3:36) "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." (ESV)