The diety of Christ

John 1:1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God".

The Word refers to Jesus Himself. This verse tells us that Jesus has always been. That He is eternal, that He  was there when everything was created and that He is God.

John 1:2

"He was in the beginning with God".

Jesus was never an after thought in the redemption of man; He was there in the beginning. He always has been the word of God. 

John 1:3

"All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being".

In genesis when we are told that "God said" in the creation account; Jesus is that Word of God speaking everything into existence.

John in the first few verses of his gospel is introducing Jesus as God Himself. He is telling his readers that Jesus was God in the flesh.

John 1:4

"In Him was life and the life was the light of men".

Jesus is the source of life, both mortal and eternal. He came as a light to the world to show the way to eternal life.

John 1:5

"And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it".

John points out the fact that Jesus came to His people to show the the way to eternal life, but their hearts were so darkened by sin that they could not comprehend what He was showing them.

These first few verses of the gospel of John really set the stage for all that John is going to share with his audience in his account of Jesus ministry on earth. He proves Jesus has authority in what He teaches.

He tells his readers who Jesus is and what He came to do and that many did not understand. As he goes further along in his telling of Jesus story he strives to introduce his readers to this Jesus that turned the world upside down with His teachings.

We will see more about Jesus in Johns introductory chapters of the gospel, but let us focus today on the fact that Jesus has been there from the beginning. Let us take comfort in knowing that God had a plan in place for our redemption before we even needed it. It is wonderful to know that we serve a God that loves us that much.

In HIM!