Why It Matters //

Jesus can be found everywhere in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament books. Often we miss some of His most significant appearances in pre-incarnate forms such as "The Angel of The Lord" (often called a Christophany). These encounters help us to understand the nature and attributes of God the Son, pre-existing before time and present throughout the entire biblical narrative. In order to fully understand the divinity of Jesus Christ it’s important that we know how to see Him as a member of a Triune God who humbled Himself to the boundaries of humanity in order to redeem us. This particular attribute of Jesus as the spoken Word of God helps us understand the power and involvement of God in shaping all things and holding them together in Himself.

What It's Talking About // 

The Gospel of John is set apart from the other gospels in that they highlight more personal, rich encounters between Jesus, His disciples, and others around Him. The Book of John follows the story of Jesus in an intimate way, and more importantly is the only gospel that clearly describes Him as the written Word of God; Jesus is the Word of God and the substance of all creation: Logos (written) and the Rhema (spoken). Everything created finds its source and life in Him. 

Genesis 1:1-3 NIV

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

John 1:1-10 NIV

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.