John 1:1 (KJV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
This passage is one of the most profound, clear, and important verses in the New Testament, yet it is often overlooked, dismissed, and, in some cases, even vilified.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses, who claim their Bible is based on the Received Text—just as the King James Version is—have rewritten this passage to remove Jesus from the Godhead.
But it is clear that the Word is Jesus:
· Verse 11 – "He came unto His own…"
· Verse 14 – "And the Word was made flesh…"
· Verse 17 – "…by Jesus Christ."
The Word was in the beginning.
By implication, before the beginning—but that is speaking as a man. If the beginning had a beginning, then there was no “before” until there was a beginning. Before the beginning—before the creation of time—the Word self-existed.
The Word was with God.
By His side, near to Him, and to His advantage. Albert Barnes says, “intimately united.” He is distinct from God, yet inseparable from Him.
The Word was God.
Continuously existing as God. In absolute agreement with God. In substance and in essence, God.
I don’t have to understand it or explain it—the Bible absolutely declares it.
And the Word, not God the Father, is the Creator:
John 1:3 (KJV)
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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The Word Made Flesh: That Cannot Be Rewritten
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