The Beginning and Not the Beginning

 N.T.#683 "The Beginning and Not the Beginning"

Nov. 28, 2025 

John 1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (verse 1)

LET IT GLOW

The main theme John uses in this book is-Jesus as the Son of God. John wrote his gospel so that we would know that the Son of Man is God in human flesh-completely human, yet no less God than when "in the beginning," He spoke the universe into existence. 

As we read through this book, we come to realize that John does not give us the genealogy nor childhood details of Jesus, no temptations of Jesus nor His transfiguration, no calling of His disciples after His resurrection and ascension from earth, and no parables. 

[Resource: Swindoll's New Testament Insights on John]

There are three key words John uses to substantiate his thesis:

• He uses 8 various signs/miracles to prove Jesus is deity.
• His desire is for us to believe/trust in Jesus as the Son of God. It is used some 98 times by John.
• As a result in believing in the person and work of Christ, John uses life so we may have everlasting and eternal life. (Liberty Bible Commentary)

John's purpose in writing this Gospel is that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name. (20:31)

Friend, do you believe this? Have you asked Jesus to be your Savior and Lord? (I ask this often because we have people reading these posts which are not believers.

LET IT GROW

Let's take a close look at the key verse above. What can we conclude from this verse?

• When time began, the Word already existed. 
• This unique name for Christ  (Word in the Greek language is logos.) (See 1:14 and Rev. 19:13)
• Only John the apostle uses it in this way 4 times.
• Christ as the Eternal Word is a revelation of God to man. (verse 1a)
• The Word (Christ) was face to face with God. (verse 1b)
• The Word was completely God. (verse 1c) It literally reads, "and God was the Word.

[Liberty Bible Commentary]

Summarizing this, we see that Jesus Christ is the Word, who was with God and who was God in the beginning of everything. The Father and son exist as one Supreme Being. The Word and God were together and they were the same being. 

It may take a while for all of this to sink into our minds because we live in time, space, and matter. Jesus and God do not. They have always been and always will be. We believe this by faith because humans have limitations.

LET IT GO

LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.

Before the mountains were born

Or You gave birth to the earth and the world,

Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. 

Psalm 90:1-2)