In the beginning...
It seems a fitting way to start a weblog. John's Gospel opens up with a powerful statement.
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It becomes clear to us later in the passage that the Word referred to here is none other than Jesus Christ - the Word became flesh ... dwelt among us ... we have seen his glory. But why the Word?
Words have power. They give meaning, demonstrate character - communicate emotion, express truth; they create and tear down. They judge and lift up.
John chose his words carefully.
How could he express the inexpressible?
With a word.
How could the Almighty communicate with us, translating the infinity of eternity into our material universe?
Through His Word.
The Word illuminates, defines, encapsulates who God is in a way that our fallible, finite minds can grasp at. We don't see it all, but we see enough to know, to be certain.
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It becomes clear to us later in the passage that the Word referred to here is none other than Jesus Christ - the Word became flesh ... dwelt among us ... we have seen his glory. But why the Word?
Words have power. They give meaning, demonstrate character - communicate emotion, express truth; they create and tear down. They judge and lift up.
John chose his words carefully.
How could he express the inexpressible?
With a word.
How could the Almighty communicate with us, translating the infinity of eternity into our material universe?
Through His Word.
The Word illuminates, defines, encapsulates who God is in a way that our fallible, finite minds can grasp at. We don't see it all, but we see enough to know, to be certain.
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