John 1:1-3 (KJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
VERY BRIEFLY IF I COULD GET A BAPTIST AMEN -A METHODIST NOD AND A SANTIFIED CHURCH HALLEJUAH
I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
( IN THE BEGINNING)
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
THE FOUR GOSPELS DEALS WITH THE EARTHLY LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
BUT EACH GOSPEL PRESENTS HIM IN A ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CHARACTER
YOU SEE MATTHEW PORTRAYS CHRIST AS THE SON OF DAVID
THE HEIR OF ISRAEL`S THRONE AND THE KING OF THE JEWS
IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK
CHRIST IS SEEN AS THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH AND THE PERFECT WORKMAN OF GOD
IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE HE DEALS WITH THE HUMANITY OF THE SAVIOR
AND PRESENTS HIM AS THE PERFECT MAN
BUT THE GOSPEL OF JOHN VIEWS CHRIST AS THE HEAVENLY ONE
THE ENTERNAL SON OF GOD MADE FLESH TABERNACLING AMONG MEN
TRACING HIM BACK BEFORE TIME
AND IF THE TRUTH BE TOLD THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
IS CALLED THE GENESIS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
BECAUSE HE GIVES NO GENEALOGY ,MANGER SECENE,BOY HOOD ,BAPTISM,TEMPTATION ,MOUNT TRANSFIGURATION ,OR GETHSEMANE IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
BECAUSE JOHN WRITES WITH THE CHURCH IN MIND
BECAUSE FIRST 3 GOSPELS MAJORS ON DESCRIBING EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST
MATTHEWS TRACES THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS
MARK BEGAN WITH THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
AND LUKE STARTS WITH THE STORY OF JESUS BIRTH
BUT JOHN EMPHASIZED THE MEANING OF HIS EXISTENCE
BECAUSE IN THE 1ST TWO VERSES
JOHN TRANSPORTS US TO ETERNITY PAST
BEFORE CREATION –BEFORE MAN
AND EVEN BEFORE THE EXISTENCE OF TIME
YOU SEE
THE 1ST THREE GOSPELS –MATTHEW –MARK AND LUKE VIEW JESUS IN HIS HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
BUT JOHN SHOWS US THAT JESUS WAS EQUAL WITH GOD THE FATHER
FOR JOHN SAYS 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
IN OTHER WORDS JESUS IS PRESENTED BY JOHN AS MORE THAN A MAN
BECAUSE HE IS GOD MANIFESTED IN THE FLESH
YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN THIS BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF CHRIST BY JOHN
HE PRESENTS AN ABSTRACT OF HISTORY
THAT HE RELATES TO US IN DETAIL
BY SHARING WITH US
THAT THE ETERNAL WORD IN WHOM IS THE LIFE OF ALL THINGS
BECAME FLESH AND WAS KNOWN AMONG MEN
EVEN THOUGH SOME RECOGNIZED HIM WHILE OTHERS IGNORED HIM
SOME RECEIVED HIM WHILE OTHERS REJECTED HIM
AND JOHN REVEALS THIS TO US WITHOUT
ANY HESITATION –RESERVATION OR APOLOGY
BECAUSE IN HIS PROLOGUE
HE FURNISHES US WITH A BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS
THE CREATOR WITH THE CREATURE
AND HOW THE CREATOR SENT A PORTION OF HIMSELF
DOWN THROUGH 42 GENERATIONS
BECAME FLESH AND DEWELT AMONG US
THAT’S WHY JOHN REVEAL TO US IN
John 3:16 (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
AND IF JESUS
POSSESSES UNBEGUN OR UNCAUSED EXISTENCE
THAT REVEALS TO US THAT THE WORD IS ETERNAL
CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT
YOU SEE
AS THE WORD OF GOD
HE DID NOT COME INTO BEING OR BEGIN TO BE
BECAUSE HE ALWAYS WAS
WHAT YOU SAYING JOHN
WHITE TELL THEM
THAT THE WORD EXISTED WITH GOD BEFORE TIME BEGAN
HE WAS NOT IN GOD BUT WITH GOD
IN OTHER WORD THE WORD IS NOT AN EMANATION OF GOD
BUT IS GOD HIMSELF
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WELL THE 1ST DIVINE REVEALATION THE TEXT GIVES US IS
IN THE BEGINNING
JESUS EXISTED BEFORE THE BEGINNING BECAUSE HE WAS GOD
AND THE WORD (BEGINNING)
REFERS TO WHEN CREATION CAME INTO EXISTENCE
NOT WHEN CHRIST CAME INTO EXISTENCE
BECAUSE HE ALWAYS EXISTED
AND HE NEVER CAME INTO BEING BECAUSE HE HAS ALWAYS (BEEN)
AND THE WORD BEGINNING IS WHEN TIME BEGAN
AND IT DOES NOT REFER TO ETERNITY
BECAUSE ETERNITY CANNOT BE MEASURED BY TIME
AND THE REASON WHY IS
ETERNITY HAS NO BEGINNING OR ENDING
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WELL NOT ONLY DOES GIVES US A DIVINE REVELATION ABOUT THE BEGINNING
BUT HE ALSO LET`S US KNOW THAT IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
THE TERM WORD IS A REFERNECE TO JESUS
BUT THERE ARE 2 WORDS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON IN THIS 2ND DIVINE REVEALATION GIVEN BY JOHN
AND THOSE 2 WORDS ARE (WAS) AND (WORD)
NOTICE -NOTICE -NOTICE
THE PHRASES
(WAS THE WORD)
(WAS WITH GOD) AND (WAS GOD)
BECAUSE WITH THESE 2 WORDS JOHN REVEALS TO US THAT
IN HIS NATURE HE WAS GOD
AND IN HIS GLORY HE WAS WITH GOD
AND AS THE WORD
HIS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH IS SO EXTENSIVE
THAT HE TOOK 40 MEN AND WROTE IT ON THE TABLETS OF THERE HEART
AND THEY PRESENTED IT IN A CANON COMPOSED OF 66 BOOKS
TWO TESTAMENTS WITH 10 DIVISIONS
WITH ONE THOUSAND- ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE CHAPTERS
THRITY ONE THOUSAND,-ONE HUNDRED AND ONE VERSES
SEVEN HUNDRED -EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND -ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN WORDS
THREE MILLION – FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY SIX THOUSAND AND FOUR HUNDRED LETTERS
COVERING 9 DISPENSATIONS
AND IT`S CALL THE WORD OF GOD
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WELL NOT ONLY DOES JOHN GIVES US A DIVINE REVELATION ABOUT
IN THE BEGINNING AND THE WORD WAS AND WITH GOD
BUT A
HE ALSO GIVES US A DIVINE REVELATION
ABOUT THE CREATOR OF ALL THING AND LIFE
AND BY HIM ALL THINGS WE`RE MADE BY HIM
WEATHER THEY BE VISIBLE OR INVISIBLE
THRONE , DOMINIONS
PRINCIPALITIES OR POWERS
BY HIM ALL THINGS ARE HELD TOGETHER
IN OTHER WORDS
HE LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH
AND MEASURED THE WATER IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND
SHUT UP THE SEAS WITH DOORS
COMPREHENDED THE DUST IN A MEASURE
WEIGHED THE MOUNTIANS IN SCALES AND THE HILLS IN A BALANCE
AND MADE MAN FROM THE DUST OF THE GROUND
IN OTHER WORDS THE EARTH IS THE LORDS AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF AND THEY THAT DEWELL THERE IN
AIN`T GOD ALL RIGHT
I SAY AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
CAN I TELL YOU WHY I KNOW HE`S ALRIGHT
YOU SEE GOD SENT A PORTION OF HIMSELF
DOWN THROUGH 42 GENERATION
BORN IN BETHLEHEM
REARED IN NAZARETH
BAPTIZED IN THE JORDAN
TEMPTED IN THE WILDERNESS
BETRAYED BY ONE OF HIS OWN
LED FROM JUDGEMENT HALL TO JUDGEMENT HALL
BEATEN AND ABUSE BUT NEVER SAID A MUMBLING WORD
LEAD UP A MOUNTIAN CALL CALVARY
NAILED TO AN OLD RUGGED CROSS
DIED UPON THAT CROSS FOR YOUR SINS AND MINES
PLACE IN A BORROWED TOMDB
BUT I`M GLAD THAT’S NOT HOW THE STORY END BECAUSE
EARLY ----I SAY EARLY –EARLY SUNDAY MORNING HE GOT UP WITH ALL POWER IN HIS HANDS
