Was Jesus Part of the Process of Creation?
Verse by Verse Study of the Gospel of John • Sermon • Submitted
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Give instructions to take note because we will be jumping back and forth the Old and New Testament
The name of Jesus did not appear until the writing of the New Testament
Was Jesus part of the process of creation?
When God spoke everything into existence where was Jesus?
That’s what we’re going to look into this morning
Open your Bible to — we’ll look into the first 3 verses
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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.
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.
John 1:1-5
'Nang pasimula ay naroon na ang Salita; ang Salita ay kasama ng Diyos, at ang Salita ay Diyos. Sa pasimula ay kasama na siya ng Diyos. Nilikha ang lahat ng bagay sa pamamagitan niya, at walang anumang nalikha nang hindi sa pamamagitan niya. Ang nilikha '
Juan 1:1-3
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Now let me break this down for you
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.
John 1:1
Faithlife Study Bible Chapter 1
John begins by quoting the opening words of Genesis in Greek
Faithlife Study Bible Chapter 1
1:1 In the beginning John begins by quoting the opening words of Genesis in Greek (Gen 1:1). He uses Genesis 1:1–5 to establish the “Word” as a preexistent agent of creation present with Yahweh from the beginning.
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
John begins by quoting the opening words of Genesis
He uses to establish the “Word” [Logos in Greek] as a preexistent agent of creation present with Yahweh from the beginning
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. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
John uses the term “Word” as a title for Jesus throughout his prologue [introduction]
He did not specify that “Word” refers to Jesus until
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
THE WORD WAS WITH GOD
This phrase testifies to the the distinction between God the Father and Jesus while emphasizing the relationship between the Father and the Son
THE WORD WAS GOD
The Word shares the same character quality, and essence of God
John’s phrasing preserves the distinction between God and the Father and God the Son while emphasizing their unity in all other regards
THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS WERE MADE
The concept of creation through the divine Word reflects Yahweh’s act of speaking the universe into existence []
Jesus’ preexistence and role as Creator and sustainer of all thigns
Paul affirmed these, let’s listen to what he told to the Christians in Colossae
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Colossians
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Everything started with the “Word”
John used the term “Word” referring to Jesus
The Son was with the Father and the Holy Spirit during the creation of everything