Fifty Two Weeks / John 1
Over the next seven weeks it should become apparent that John is my favorite book in the Bible.
The Word
The first eighteen verses of this chapter comprise a brief essay concerning “The Word”. The actual Greek word used here is Logos. The literal translation would be “discourse”, “reason”, or “wisdom”. It is the principle and force that created the material universe. The first chapter of Genesis informs us that the creation came into being when God spoke.
The idea that Jesus the Son is the expression of God the Father is reinforced often in the New Testament. Just how this all [...]
