This verse establishes that the universe had a beginning, contrary to the idea that it is eternal. It also states that God has existed from that beginning.

23 мар. 2023 г. · The statement “In the beginning was the Word” encapsulates the eternality of the Word, the creating power of the Word, and the revelatory nature of the Word.

10 апр. 2024 г. · This means, in John 1:1, the Word that became flesh is Jesus Christ. He is God who took on human flesh or human form. He did that as a way to ...

David Guzik commentary on John1 gives a prologue to the Gospel of John,the testimony of John the Baptist on Jesus , and an account of the first disciples.

St. John places himself at the same starting point of time, but before he speaks of any creation he asserts the pre-existence of the Creator.

The eternal Word was with God in the beginning and through this second Person of the Trinity, all things were created that were made.

23 мар. 2023 г. · When John said, “The Word was with God,” he meant that the divine Word—Jesus Christ—was not only present alongside God from all eternity but was ...

John references Jesus' eternal existence, and His identical nature to God the Father. John also makes a claim to eyewitness testimony: he has personally seen ...

John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.