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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Bible Question: Did the Son exit before God exiting? |
Bible Answer: brown, Hi! This sounds very much like the proverbial chicken/egg... God is the I AM. This explains all. There is no before, no during, and no after. There are some religious doctrines that want to place a plateau of existence for God. But clearly, Yahweh state that He is the Only God, that there are no gods beside Him, that before Him there was no god, that He does not cede His Glory (Power) to anyone, and that no god came into being after He (Isaiah 43:10-11, 42:8, 41:4). Only by faith in His Word can we truly begin to grasp that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are One God who has revealed Himself to us in three distinct yet equal persons (1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and Matthew 28:19). It is confusing. But we are not alone! Jesus promised that he would send the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, who will teach us everything, and will remind us all that He had taught. Listen to what Paul said to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 2:10, 12) "to us, though, God has given revelation through the Spirit, for the Spirit explores the depths of everything, even the depths of God. Now, the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of the world but God's own Spirit, so that we may understand the lavish gifts God has given us." I hope this has helped. God Bless! |
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