John 1:1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
We are going to study Gospel John. Gospel John was written by Jesus’ close disciple John inspired by the Holy Spirit. The first verse says: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Who does the Word here refer to? From the context, we know that the Word here refers to Jesus. Jesus was with God in the beginning. He is God. In the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, that is, Jesus is the Son, or the Son of God. John continued to say that: All things were created through Jesus. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind, He is the life, the source of life. Jesus became flesh. He is the light of the world. When the light came to the world, the world did not recognize him, and people did not receive him. Those who receive him and believe in his name receive the Holy Spirit, are born again from the Holy Spirit and are saved, and become the children of God. When the Lord Jesus came to the world, his disciples John and others saw his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. He was full of God’s love and mercy. He is the truth, the incarnation of the truth, he is the Word, the Word of God, the incarnation of the Word of God.
May God bless you and your family. 😊
