John 1: 1-4 In the beginning Jesus
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The key message in the book of John is that Jesus is the son of God and that eternal life is only found through believing in Him.
Why is eternal life so important?
Death did not enter the world until sin entered the world. It was not God’s ideal for humans to die. Rather, God’s perfect plan was for humans to live forever in constant fellowship with Him.
I draw that conclusion from the Genesis account of creation.
- Adam walked with God in the garden during the cool of the afternoon
- God had put the tree of life in the garden, and it was only after the fall of man that humans were no longer allowed to eat from the tree of life and live forever.
John 1 begins by announcing that “the Word” was with God during creation.
The first obvious question is: Who is the Word?
- Holds life in him (v4)
- Created all things (v3)
- Was there at creation (v1)
- was God in the beginning (v 1)
- was the light of men (v4)
Verses 1-4 describe the Word, and they are all written in the past tense. Looking forward in John 1, you can piece together that the Word is Jesus (which we will get to on a later day).
I wonder if John 1:1-4 is describing who Jesus was in the beginning, at creation? John starts his book by saying, “This is who Jesus was before He walked on the earth.” The logical thought progression would be to follow with who Jesus is while he lived on the earth and who He will be when He returns. Who was, and is, and is to come.
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