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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] |
Subject: who can explain to me? |
Bible Note: Greetings! The New Testament clearly presents Jesus Christ as God. (Titus 2:12, John 1:1, Hebrews 1:8, Romans 9:5, 1 John 5:20-21) Also, these characteristics attributed to Jesus can be true only of God: self-existent (John 1:4, 14:6); omnipresent (Matt 28:20, 18:20); omniscient (Rev1:8; Luke 4:39-55, 7:14-15,Matt 18:26-27) and posessing eternal life (1 John 5:11-12,20, John 1:4)See Josh McDowell's, "More Than a Carpenter." Please re-read Col 1:17. This passage you have referenced is talking about Jesus. How does the Word have a beginning when v 17 states that He was before all things. What things? - Creation. Jesus Christ was incarnate, not created. The Deity of Jesus Christ is at the heart of Christianity. In John 10:30, Jesus says, "I and the Father are one." According to Greek Scholar A.T. Roberston,the Greek word used here for one is neuter, not masculine, and does not indicate one in person or purpose but rather one in "essence or nature." Blessings, mommapbs |