John 1:14-18, The Word Became Flesh
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Today’s Reading John 1: 14-18
v. 14 The Word became Flesh–Jesus (who is God v.1) became human and walked on the earth.
The glory of the One and Only Jesus put on the likeness of man and took off the Glory of God. One and Only can also be translated as Only Begotten
v. 15 John the Baptist is trying to explain that Jesus existed before he (John) was born and even before He( Jesus) was born. Even though Jesus’ physical birthdate was later than Johns, Jesus has existed long before John. Jesus was there in the beginning.
Why is it important that The Word (God) became flesh? v1. because in him was life. v. 12 to give us the right to become children of God. That answer means that we need to explore more what it means “in him was life” and what does it mean to be “children of God.”
v. 15 from the fullness of his (the Word, God, Jesus) grace we have recieved blessing after blessing.
What kind of blessings have we received from him? verse 17 answers this question. Grace and truth (compared to the bondage of the law). The truth is that no one can live up to God’s perfect standard. No one can keep the law all the time. The blessing of grace given to us by Jesus is that we do not have to live up tot he standard of the law because he paid for our sins.
v. 18 “No one has seen God but God the One and Only.
Before God became flesh as Jesus, God was only approachable by priests. Even then, the priests had to go through extensive purification and sanctification rituals. Jesus tore the veil away and has made God personal. We have seen God through Jesus.