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1. Reflection: Christmas 2016: John 1:1-18. I’ve heard it said that this first chapter of John's Gospel has inspired more theological writing than any other chapter of the Bible. I’m not surprised. John's Gospel begins with powerful words that make us think about who God is and what God is up to in the person of Jesus Christ. Good words.
The delayed revelation of Jesus’ name in the prologue (the Gospel According to John 1:1–18) reflects the author’s understanding of Jewish respect for the holiness of God’s name, and it sets the stage for Jesus to claim God’s name as his own.
John begins his gospel by stating, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). This statement affirms the eternal nature and divinity of Jesus, who is identified as the Word made flesh (John 1:14).
21 gru 2016 · Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction. “Though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich.”. — St. Augustine. John 1:1-18: In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:1-18 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. The text for our sermon today is our Gospel from before, John 1:1-18: 1 In the beginning was the Word and the
Phil. 2:6-11 → humiliation Col. 1:15-20 → creation Heb. 1:1-3 → revelation John 1:1-18 → incarnation John’s prologue “is a foyer to the rest of the Fourth Gospel (Carson, John, 111). All its major themes find their seed in these verses. Strong evidence that it is laid out chiastically and rhythmically. Reads this
For John first shows us the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, when he says below (1:1), “In the beginning was the Word.” He shows secondly how the house was full of his majesty, when he says, “through him all things came into being” (1:3).
