In the beginning was the Word . . .

[JunkYard]

John 1:1-14

Your "personal" take? Christ himself? The Bible? Spirit? There are differing schools of thought concerning this "Word". What's yours?

Just curious . . .


Junk :hippy:

JunkYard Reviewed by JunkYard on 08-24-2007. In the beginning was the Word . . . John 1:1-14 Your "personal" take? Christ himself? The Bible? Spirit? There are differing schools of thought concerning this "Word". What's yours? Just curious . . . Junk :hippy: Rating: 5

[jdmarcus59]

junkyard, have not seen you for awile how you doing?... the word. myself I hold to what the bible says, in John ch 1 it says In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ,
and the Word was God....verse 14 the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us

the word is christ. it is pretty clear on that one. the sun is out were iam at seattle area so
Iam going to the fair, take care see you latter, peace.

[JunkYard]

I'm doing great, jd. Thanks for asking. I was hoping there would be some familiars still around.

You believe Jesus was the Word; does this mean you also believe Jesus was God, then? I'm somewhat in agreement, jd. Only I view the Word to be what he possessed rather than what he was. Was Jesus [the man] in the beginning, or the [Spirit] that manifest itself in Christ bodily?


Junk

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I would have to say in the beginning there'd be God, not "the word". I know the word is god, but "the beginning" would predate language so the term "word" wouldn't have relevance yet. I'd have to say god would become the word, when there's somebody for it to be spoken to.

[JunkYard]

Did God actually 'become' or was he already?

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Did God actually 'become' or was he already?

Well, what I usually hear is that god was already, existing forever without beginning. Of course then theists insist that the universe couldn't have existed forever, that it must have had a beginning, and a beginning must have a creator. But the creator himself.... on no, that just works out by itself, nobody had to create him.

[JunkYard]

What about Christ, then? Was he God, or simply a vessel of God's essence (Spirit).

[jammin26]

could care less, more worried about junk becoming a problem

[JunkYard]

you are a cheeky one, aren't you?

No worries, bro. We're all in this life together . . .

[jdmarcus59]

What about Christ, then? Was he God, or simply a vessel of God's essence (Spirit).

christ was God, and is God, for he was in the begining with God
as it states in the beginning of the gospel of john.
Jesus christ is God in the flesh, Lord of all creation. and the lord
of the new creation. He is the expressed reflection of the invisible
God. He is eternal, preexistent, omnipotent, equal with the Father.He is supreme and complete. fore by Him all things were created, things in heaven and on the earth visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by him and for Him. He is before all things and in Him all things hold together.