Jesus – The Word
John 1:1-3
Written for Non-Christians—and Christians
Written for unbelievers
Also written for believers to go on believing – John 8:31, John 15:6
Divinely Inspired
John 14:26
John 16:13
“The Word”: Jesus
The Word is Jesus – John 1:14
1 John 1:1
Why “Word”?
The words (teaching) of Jesus were truth from God
His coming, teaching, DBR was the decisive message from God.
Jesus: God’s Decisive, Final Message
Revelation 19:13 – Jesus is coming back
Hebrews 1:1-2
Four Observations About Jesus
The Time of His Existence – in the beginning
The Essence of His Identity – the Word was God
His Relationship to God – the Word was with God
His Relationship to the World – All things were made by Him
Jesus Was Not Made
JW and others – The Word was a god – add “A” and lower case god
There was never a time that Jesus did not exist
All things does not include Himself
Conclusion:
Christ was not made.
That is what it means to be God.
And the Word was God.
Adapted from – http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/in-the-beginning-was-the-word