In Him Was Life

In Him Was Life

The opening verse of John’s Gospel emphasizes three truths about Jesus Christ, whom it calls “the Word.” First, at any imaginable beginning, the Word already existed. The Word is the eternal one. Second, the Word always existed with God. Someone who...
In Him Was Life

The Word Was God

The Word is the Eternal One. He existed before every possible beginning. He Himself had no beginning. The Word is Another One. He existed with God. Someone was God who was not the Word. God and the Word were eternally in communion. The Word is the Divine One. This is...
In Him Was Life

The Word Was with God

The opening verses of John’s Gospel tell us much about the relationship between God the Father and Jesus Christ. The opening clause posits that the Word was in the beginning—in any conceivable beginning. Before all beginnings, the Word already existed. He did...
In Him Was Life

God and the Word in John 1

Who is Jesus Christ? What is His relationship to God the Father? People who claim to be Christian have tried to answer this question in various ways. Arians suggest that Christ was an exalted creature of the Father. Adoptionists argue that Christ was a righteous man...
In Him Was Life

No Going Back?

 “You’re on the wrong side of history.” It’s a cute phrase, but it’s not an argument. We are in the middle of history, not at its end. Unless we admit some element of supernatural revelation, none of us can claim to know the end of...