We continue this week looking at those five W’s… In the Gospel of John, “the Word” refers to Jesus. The term “Word” is a translation of the Greek word logos. In the above verses from John, “the word” …is connected to God the creator of all things. Another key verse is John 1:14…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…This is a powerful statement…We have seen… We have seen His life giving light and walked with him and heard His voice. So this simple three word statement that Jesus is God incarnate who has walked among us bringing us life and hope, is a verification of the gospel truth. There is more to this question of Who?. It tells us that Jesus is fully divine and fully human, we might elaborate and write that Jesus is God’s perfect revelation of himself. As I was doing some reading prior to writing this blog I came across an article written by James M Hamilton Jr. of a very interesting thought referencing John 1:14. John writes “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Mr. Hamilton points to these three words “dwelt among us”. He offers to us this consideration.

I wanted to be sure I got this right…so I have quoted it as written in his article…

 “John uses the cognate verb for the noun used in Greek translations of the OT to refer to the tabernacle, thus recalling the way God dwelt in the tabernacle in the midst of the people of Israel, and this is the first of a number of ways John will communicate how Jesus fulfills the temple and its ministry” 

This wonderful notation reminds me of the fact that at Christmas the fact of the birth of Christ was in reality God among us…what a wonderful thought. 

So consider this…Jesus was present at the creation of all things, the word became flesh, it speaks to the eternality of of the incarnation… God Among us. Myself, I am overwhelmed by these revelations. As I wrote last week…These were real people, real places, and a real God… Come back next week and join us in the Pew.

Life is Good

jk

Sources:

Sources:

https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-did-john-mean-when-he-called-jesus-the-word-john-1/ 

biblegateway.com