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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: Eveready2004: Your theological perspective parallels the Watchtower heresies of Jehovah's Witnesses. Are you a Jehovah's Witness? ...... The following is a comment, adapted from Scofield Reference Bible notes, on your statement: "...the Word has the beginnig because Col. 1:15-17 shows very clearly." ...... "The first-born of all creation" (Gr. protokos) as used of our Lord here refers to priority of position rather than that of origin. This meaning is clear in Psalm 89:27: "Also I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth." The assertion of Colossians 1:15, therefore, is that Christ, as the eternal Son, holds the position of priority in relation to all creation, in that He was before all things (v.17), He created all things (v.16), and by Him all things consist, i.e., hold together (v.17). ...... Are you a Trinitarian? Do you believe that the Father is God, that the Son is God, that the Holy Spirit is God? ..... Do you deny the full deity of Jesus Christ? --Hank |