His Name Is Jesus

The Witness to the Revelation of Jesus Christ , John 1:1-51 

 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2The same was in the beginning with God.  3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.  5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

 
 A) Jesus the Living Word: The first witness of John the Apostle, 1:1-5

• (John 1:1-5) Introduction: this passage is one of the summits of scripture. In fact, it probably reaches the highest of human thought. What is the thought that reaches the height of human concepts? It is this Jesus Christ, the son of God is..........

             1) The word of God
             2) The creator of Life
             3) the very Being and Essence of Life

These three truths have to be deeply thought about to understand their meaning. A quick reading of this passage leaves a person disinterested, not even close to understanding what is being said. However, the importance of the truth lie at the very foundation of life. They cannot be overstated, for they determine a man's destiny. If Jesus Christ is the word of God, then men must hear and understand that word or else be lost forever in ignorance of God himself.


Through the scriptures we will see that:
1) Christ is eternal (vs.1-2)
2) Christ is the creator(vs.3) 
3)Christ is life (vs.4-5)

[1]  (1:1-2) Jesus Christ, Son of God- Eternal- Preexistent- Revelation: Christ is eternal. Note three profound statements made about Christ, the Word.
    a. Christ was preexistent. This means He was there before creation. He always existed.
           1)" In the beginning" does not mean from the beginning. Jesus Christ was already there. He did not become; He was not created; He never had a beginning. He "was in the beginning with God"( see John17:5,8:58)
        

 The testimony of John was that Jesus Christ was the word, the one who always existed. He is the Son of the living God.
    b. Christ was coexistent. He was and is face-to -face with God forever. Jesus Christ (the Word) was both with God and acting with God. He was "with God" : by God's side, acting, living, and moving in the closest of relationships. Christ had the ideal and perfect relationship with God the Father. Their life together-their relationship, communion, fellowship, and connection- was the perfect eternal bond. This is exactly what is said:" The same was in the beginning with God"(vs.2)
   c. John did not say that "the Word" was the God. He says "the Word" was God. John was saying that "the Word,"  Jesus Christ.......Is the very nature and character of God the Father; is a distinct person from God the Father, but he is the very being essence(perfection) of God the Father.

 [2] (1:3) Jesus Christ, Creator: Christ is the creator.
         a)All things, means every detail of creation- not creation as a whole, but every single detail. Each element and thing,each being and person-whether material or spiritual, angelic or human, has come into being by Christ.
         b) The words were made, came into being. Nothing was existing, no substance, no matter whatsoever. Matter is not eternal. God did not take something outside of himself, something less than perfect(evil) and create the world. Christ, the word, took nothing but his will and power; and He spoke the Word and created every single thing out of nothing.
         c) Christ was the one who created all things- one by one. Among the God head, He was the active Agent, the person who made all things. Creation was his function and work.(see col.1:16)

  [3] (1:4-5) Jesus Christ, Life-Light :Christ is life
         a) Christ is the source of light. "The Life [Christ] was the light of men" From the very beginning man was to know that life, to know God personally and intimately. The knowledge of the life of Christ was to be the light of men, the beam that was to give real life to man, both abundant and eternal, and infuse energy and motivation into man so that he might walk and live as he should. The life [Christ] was to be the light of man's purpose, meaning and significance upon earth.

         b) Christ is the answer to darkness. Christ life did shine in the darkness. Since man had brought darkness into the world(by sin)the life of Christ was the light of man, the beam that showed man the way ,truth, and the life. He show man the way God intended for him to live. He showed man the truth of life, that is the truth about God and man and the truth about the world of man. Christ showed man the life, that is how to save his life and avoid the things that can cause him to stumble and lose his life. Christ's life (the light) cannot be over come.