In the Beginning, There Was the Word (John 1:1-18)

In a moment of time, a sinless and perfect God became the very form he had created. By doing so, Jesus did not merely appear to be human. He became human.

In the Beginning, There Was the Word (John 1:1-18)

John 1:1-18

Today's Scripture Passage

A Few Thoughts to Consider

How does the creation narrative point me to Jesus?

It might seem like a leap to jump from Genesis 1 to the Gospel of John, but there is a strong connection. Before moving on to Genesis 2, it’s helpful to pause and recognize Christ’s connection to the creation narrative.

Yesterday, we referenced Colossians 1:16, which says, “For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities.”

John 1:1-3 backs this up when John says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.”

The Word, or Logos in Greek, is where we get the word logic today. This was significant to both John’s Jewish audience and his Greek audience. It was a word his Jewish readers would be familiar with from the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint).