John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Application: 

When we read the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the story begins historically with Jesus Christ conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to Joseph and Mary. But in the Fourth Gospel, John goes even further—back into eternity. We are given access to the prequel, so to speak.

With the phrase ‘In the beginning,’ John references Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Therefore, in eternity past, the Word (the Son of God, the eternal expression of God who “became flesh”; see 1:14) was with God (1:2). From before the creation of the world, God the Son shared an eternal, intimate father-son relationship with God the Father. 

Starting in Genesis 1:3, God spoke his word, and the universe was created. According to the New Testament, the Father formed the world through the divine Word, his Son (see Col 1:16; Heb 1:2). Considering the Spirit’s involvement as well (see Gen 1:2), we see that each person of the triune God was united in the work of creation.

Not only was the Word with God, but the Word was God (1:1). In other words, the Father and Son are not two separate gods. Instead, the Son shares the divine nature. Theologically speaking, the Father, Son, and Spirit are coequal members of the Trinity. Our one God (see Deut 6:4; 1 Cor 8:6) exists in three coequal persons (see Matt 28:19).

Conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary (see Matt 1:20), the divine Son of God became a man. He is therefore the God-Man—not half man and half God, but one person with a fully divine nature and a fully human nature. He is deity poured into humanity. He is fully human, so he cried as an infant, but he is fully divine and gave life to his mother! He is fully human, so he had to sleep, but he is also fully divine and can raise the dead. 

Our God fully experienced what it is to be human—yet without sinning (see Heb 4:15). He faced hunger, pain, temptation, grief, hardship, and rejection. You face no category of human experience that your Savior has not endured.

We beheld his glory. A prominent example of this is when Peter, James, and John saw Jesus transfigured before their eyes (see Matt 17:1–2). But according to John, Jesus was also glorified through his miracles and ultimately in his cross and resurrection (see John 2:11; 7:39; 11:4; 12:16, 23; 13:31–32).

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1018-19.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

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