Table of Contents
- 1 Does John 1 prove Jesus is God?
- 2 Who is the true God in the Bible?
- 3 Why is Jesus the son of God to Earth?
- 4 How did Jesus show that he is the son of the living God?
- 5 How did John illustrate Jesus in the Gospel?
- 6 Are God and Jesus one and the same?
- 7 Is John 1 a literal translation?
- 8 Why does John introduce Jesus as the “word”?
Does John 1 prove Jesus is God?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 opens the larger section sometimes described as the “Prologue to John” (John 1:1–18) which deals with Jesus, the “Word made flesh” who “dwelt among us” (John 1:14)….
| John 1:1 | |
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| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Who is the true God in the Bible?
In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity describes God as one God in three divine Persons (each of the three Persons is God himself). The Most Holy Trinity comprises God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.
Why does John call Jesus the Word?
John’s purpose is to establish the fact that Jesus is God and man in one person. By presenting Jesus Christ as the Word through which all things were created, John is saying that God chose Jesus as his messenger/messiah to tell us about himself. Jesus is God and the revealer of God the Father.
Why is Jesus the son of God to Earth?
Why did Christ, the Son of God, come to earth and become a man? To express God’s love for people. To serve people.
How did Jesus show that he is the son of the living God?
In Matthew 14:33, after Jesus walks on water, the disciples tell Jesus: “You really are the Son of God!” In response to the question by Jesus, “But who do you say that I am?”, Peter replied: “You are Christ, the Son of the living God”. And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah!
Is Jesus the Word of God?
In it the Logos is spoken of as the name of Jesus, who at the Second Coming rides a white horse into the Battle of Armageddon wearing many crowns, and is identified as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords: He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God . . .
How did John illustrate Jesus in the Gospel?
John responds by demonstrating that Jesus confirmed through his teaching and his “signs” (see below) that he truly came from the Father to bring eternal life to all who believe. An examination of John’s structure will illustrate how he develops this theme.
Are God and Jesus one and the same?
Proclaimers of the Trinity theory use the first verse in the book of John as their strongest proof that God and Jesus are one and the same: “In the beginning was the Word [Logos],7 and the Word [Logos] was with God, and the Word [Logos] was God.” (John 1:1.)
What is the meaning of John 1 1 1?
John 1:1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NIV) 1. It is imperative that the serious student of the Bible come to a basic understanding of logos, which is translated as “Word” in John 1:1.
Is John 1 a literal translation?
John 1:1 in a literal translation reads thus: “In beginning was the word, and the word was with the God, and God was the word.” Notice that it says “God was the word.” This is the actual word-for-word translation. It is not saying that “a god was the word.”
Why does John introduce Jesus as the “word”?
So, for his Jewish readers, by introducing Jesus as the “Word,” John is in a sense pointing them back to the Old Testament where the Logos or “Word” of God is associated with the personification of God’s revelation.