When we see him, we see God. As you grow along with him you will discover that your eyes are continually being opened to things you never saw before. In particular John here introduces a concept that dominates his entire Gospel: that God is a self-revealing God, a God who speaks, a God who makes himself known to us. This is what that wonderful word, fellowship, means. Message transcript and recording © 1966 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. It is, however, important, for John warns all through this letter that we must cling only to that which is "from the beginning." That verse encompasses the very dawn of creation and it is impossible for us to tell how far back it is. John references Jesus’ eternal existence, and His identical nature to God the Father. ANSWER: John 1:1 read: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Then he says, "I am writing this so that you may not sin." God will tell you secrets about yourself, about life, about others around you, about everything, imparting these to you because that is part of fellowship. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. John 1:1 QUESTION: John 1:1 - What does it mean? Here is another great problem area of life: Where do we get answers? In Jewish Targums there is such a sense of awe of God that they avoided using his name, and often substituted ‘the Word’ for his name. Neither science nor Scripture answers. 1 aIn the beginning was bthe Word, and cthe Word was with God, and dthe Word was God. and the Word was God. That is what friends are for. It is that life that John is talking about, a new way of living, a new way of reacting to situations in dependence upon God. That Gospel begins with these words, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God," (John 1:1 RSV). B. You must renounce your confidence in yourself and recognize that God, working through you, can do far more than you could ever do by confidence in yourself; that there would be an eternal effect if it is God at work in you. Before there was anything at all, there was the Word. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. To the Apostle Paul, however, was committed a different task. He here leaves no room for anyone to see Jesus Christ as less than God in some way, or to some degree. This means that he makes available to me that which I desperately lack, wisdom and power, the ability to do. It is not simply that life was created by Jesus Christ, but that life exists in him. The writers of the New Testament began it when they came to know him, and John began it when he first knew him. To him was committed the keys of the kingdom by which he could open the door to the new things God was introducing. The combined attributes of the living God were reflected in the human person of the only begotten of the Father.. the God-Man - Jesus Christ the righteous. If you have nothing in common, you have no fellowship. This makes them one and that is the basis for the appeal of Scripture to live together in tenderness and love toward one another. Now God will do this, he wants to do it. That which was from the beginning, he says, is a real Person. If he withdrew, if he distanced himself from the creature, all life would cease. We do not get ‘light’ – real spiritual truth – from any other source; we cannot get ‘light’ – real spiritual truth – from any other source, because it has one source only: the Word, Jesus Christ. (John 1:1-4 RSV) [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Verse 4 proclaims Christ's role as the giver of eternal life. It is only God who is eternal. Now he says this one from the beginning is a Person, and he has been seen and heard and handled. The Word Of Life Series. In between the prologue (1 John 1:1-4) and the conclusion (5:13-21) these two major themes appeared repeatedly in three major sections: A. Rather he was already there, already in a state of eternal existence, ‘with God’, ‘in the beginning’. Having first prevented us from merging the Word and God by the phrase ‘the Word was with God’ he here prevents us from seeing the Word as a lesser being. This half of 1:4 leads us to realise that John has more than physical existence in mind. We must come down at last to factual things, facts, acts of God in history. They are together in will, in purpose, in choice of action. It is that simple. But we are still to love one another. If you think about these four reasons for a moment you will find something remarkable about them. The cults today say, "Look, we have something different, additional, something that has come along much later in history than the Bible; we have as additional revelation to give you." He said this in a context in which he was attempting to impart to them the secrets of life. We humans have to start somewhere in our thinking. When we begin to drift, when some false concept creeps into our thinking or into our actions, it is John who is ordained of the Lord to call us back, to mend the nets and to set things straight. When I do I discover something most remarkable. All God's Word For You Bible Studies are written from a reformed, conservative, evangelical perspective that upholds the historic fundamentals of the Christian faith. Watchman Nee, in his very helpful book, What Shall This Man Do? It means having things in common. Look at the earthly life of Jesus and this is exactly what you see. I have known women who have discovered how exciting it is to have God at work in their neighborhood, using their kitchen, and their coffee pot, that they have not been able to sleep at night. Believe in me.’. That is the basis of fellowship for essentially this word means "to have all things in common." The Gospel of John weds theology to poetry. It is evident he is talking about a person, whom, he says is "from the beginning." John is really referring to the continuous experience of the Christian life, which is contemporary all the time, new and fresh and vital, a continuous beginning which is eternal. 1 John 4:1-21—Read the Bible online or download free. They all have a very important task, but God commits something original to each of these men to be passed along to us. He not only lays the foundation, but he builds upon it. We have something in common. In this verse, the “word” and “wisdom” are seen as the creative force of God, but without being a “person.”. In John ζωή is generally eternal or spiritual life, but here it is more comprehensive. Because they share the same life. When we discover that God is actually using us, it is the most exciting and joy-producing experience possible to men. Because this is what results when we really experience the fellowship that John is talking about. 2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. But it will be as you are able to bear these secrets. The expression indicates ‘accompaniment and relationship’ – ‘the whole existence of the Word was oriented towards the Father’ [Morris, p76]. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of John taught by Pastor Paul LeBoutillier of Calvary Chapel Ontario, Oregon. What does John 1:4 mean? 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. First John 1:1–4 introduces this letter written by the apostle John. When John was called he was found mending his nets. In doing this he expressed exactly the mind of God. But I can only do them as I make myself available to him, depending upon him to come through from his side, making himself available to me. Rather it is this: that here is Jesus Christ, and if he did not exist, neither would, neither could, anything else exist. Therefore this letter can be properly described as introducing us to life with the Father, the intimacy of the family circle of God. Make a list of the truths from John 1:1-4 that are significant for you. But it is the way that was manifest in the Lord Jesus himself. Who is identified as of the Creator of all things in these scriptures? Here he is dealing with another great threat to human happiness, the problem of guilt. (1 John 1:1-4 RSV) Three things are highlighted for us in this introduction: A relationship, a fellowship, and a joy that follows. 1. We knew him, we had fellowship with him, we lived with him, we ate with him, we slept with him, we heard his words, we have never forgotten them. It has been available for all time, but you only began it when you came to know Jesus Christ. This is one of the favorite phrases of the Apostle John "from the beginning." Then he says that this life will result in two wonderful things: First, fellowship. The rest of the book is a record which was written to show "that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name." That is the farthest point backward that we can go. 2 He was in the beginning with God. What does he mean by it? Friendship and partnership together spell fellowship. Our Christian faith does not rest simply on ideas, or doctrinal statements. The Son, the Logos, is distinct from the Father. That is what I have, and now I put them at his disposal. This is who I am. [List all the names and titles used.]. John 1:1 means that, unlike all other mortals, whose life begins when semen fertilizes an egg, Jesus lived … They are overwrought with excitement, with joy. THE LIFE OF JESUS AS COVERED BY GOSPEL OF JOHN (shaded area) Click chart to enlarge. John is not alone in this perception of Jesus Christ. When you have something in common with another you can have fellowship with him. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. How do you find your way through life successfully? godswordforyou.com acknowledges that God exists, that He loves us with an incredible love, and that He has spoken and continues to speak to us in the Bible, his written Word. And we must answer ‘No’. That is why becoming a Christian is not simply a matter of joining a church, or believing a certain creed, or signing a doctrinal statement. Secondly, this ‘was with God’ prohibits us from seeing no distinction between the Father and Son. You tell them intimate things, secrets. Why? | 5,381 … When we know him, we know God. Twice he says it. In … On the basis of a flawed and inconsistent interpretation of the Greek text this phrase is translated ‘the Word was a god’, reducing Christ to a being less than and different from God. I want to close on that note for that is where John closes his introduction, but I want to use a different term than joy. Indeed Christ is the life. John will mention this further here in his introduction, and he will mention it repeatedly, in various ways, later in his Gospel. Thirdly, though more subtly, this ‘with God’ [this ‘towards’ God’] also prevents us from setting up any thought of antagonism or difference of purpose between the Father and the Son. It is here that the Arian controversy of the early church and some contemporary pseudo-Christian cults deviate from the biblical perspective. (1-2) John begins with the center of relationship: Jesus Christ. It is good for us to remember here that the Old Testament scriptures attribute eternity to God. Most of us share American citizenship in common. Say to them, "Keep it. 1 John 1:5-2:27; B. How do we know what is true? John 1:18 – The only begotten God = “The Only Begotten Magistrate” (Monogeneés Theós) John 1:1 “At first … En archeé . In the Navy we used to say it was two fellows on the same ship, and there is a sense in which that is true. This verse also refers to Jesus using the second of John's seven names for Jesus: "The Light." Jesus Christ is God saying ‘Here I am. John is a mender. THE PROLOGUE TO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. Here we move from the ‘all things’ of verse 3 specifically to ‘men’, and we understand that this life that is in the Word, has, in respect to human beings, an additional dimension that John calls ‘light’. Later in his Gospel John will make powerful reference to this eternality of Christ. All rights reserved. I told him, "I know you do. The first reason he puts very bluntly and unmistakably: Jesus is God! We have many things in common. We have stressed this before in the writings of the Apostle Paul. While the spiritual, eternal dimension of life is not absent from this verse, John is here writing primarily of physical life. In Chapter 3, Verse 8, "He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning." 1:4 In him was life. There is a distinction. Christ is the Light. The Word was, and is, nothing less than God. [For more information refer to Morris, William Temple writes that the Logos, ‘alike for Jew and Gentile represents the ruling fact of the universe, and represents that fact as the self-expression of God. True, these are gifts of God, but they are put at my disposal to do with as I please. Convey to us, Lord, something of the richness and the glory of this relationship of life in Jesus Christ, the warmth of fellowship with him when everything that we are is made available to him and we are experiencing all the wonderful joy of everything that he is made available to us. Finally he says, "I am writing this to assure you" -- that you might find security, freedom from failure. This, then, was the ministry committed to the Apostle Paul. He is an historical being. The very fact that John identifies the Logos as ‘in the beginning’ indicates that John is affirming the true and complete deity of the Logos, for it is God, and only God, who exists in and from the beginning. “Word” here is translated from the Greek logos. That is worth listening to, is it not? Home, to the family! Here John does not mean either the time of creation or the unbeginning beginning, the timeless beginning. Compare it with John 1:4 How does this verse confirm the deity of Christ? In this remarkable letter, John tells us the truth about relationships – and shows us how to have relationships that are real, for both now and eternity. Literally, this phrase is ‘the Word was towards God’; the thought is repeated in verse 2. Now you tell me that this is not the way, that I'm not to have confidence in myself but to have confidence in God in me. You tell him secrets. Now let us go back to these opening verses and see what he has to say. Now he goes on to say, in Verse 2, that this life was made manifest, made visible. Note a few places where he uses it and you will see how he uses it: In Chapter 2, Verse 7, he says "Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning." THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE In chapter 13, Jesus gathered the disciples together in the Upper Room for the Passover meal. This site affirms that God has provided in and through Jesus Christ his eternal Son, a way of forgiveness in which we can live in his presence guilt free, acquitted and at peace. (JOHN 20:31). Now fellowship there means exactly the same thing it means elsewhere. Paul does not do the same thing as John, Peter has a different task than Paul or John, and Jude is called to yet another ministry. Then in Chapter 2, Verse 1, he says, "My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin." The Word Became Flesh. John 1:4. The term ‘the Word’ – ho logos – was a term rich with meaning: John takes hold of the Logos concept and fills it with ultimate meaning. There was need of a voice to call people back to the original foundations and that is the ministry of the Apostle John. And that is what makes a Christian, to share the life of God by relationship to a Person, the only Person who has that life, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. of all mankind. He is a builder. suggests that these three ministries of John, Peter, and Paul can be distinguished by, and are characterized by, the tasks that each of these men were performing when they were called of God: Peter, for instance, was called as a fisherman, and we are told in the Gospels that the moment of his call occurred when the Lord found him casting a net into the sea. That is what this letter is written for, that we might be free from deception. Our Father, we pray that thou will take our eyes that have been so befuddled by false concepts, superficial, childish, teddy-bear concepts of Christianity, and help us to see the truth. Then I discover that I can do what I want to do. You will remember that from Paul we learned it was the task of the apostles to lay the foundation of the church, the only foundation which men can lay, which is Jesus Christ. I have seen young people get so excited over this that they literally jump up and down. He tells us what he himself experienced. We must test spiritual experiences and spiritual phenomenon to see if they are in fact from God.i. We all have things in common. This verse contains the truth behind the story of the angels and shepherds and the Wise Men and the journey to Bethlehem that first Christmas morning. Joy is an excellent word here, but perhaps it will be more helpful for us to understand what John means if we use the word, excitement. But it is not only partnership, there is also friendship. For the article with the predicate see Robertson, Grammar, pp. The logos, that is, the plan, purpose and wisdom of God, “became flesh” (came into concretion or physical existence) in Jesus Christ. In focusing on the Logos concept we must also be careful not to overlook the word ‘was’ which speaks of continuity of existence. That is the unbeginning beginning, the beginning that is eternal. Do not believe every spirit: John warned against believing every spirit; that is, we are never to assume every spiritual experience or every demonstration of spiritual power is from God. John makes this crystal clear at the beginning of his letter, calling us back to these fundamental things. He keeps saying, "I don't do these things, it's not I who accomplishes these works, it is the Father who dwells in me," John 14:10). John 1:14 tells us what really happened 2000 years ago-and what it means to us today. What do you do with a friend? 1:4 ‘… and that life was the light of men’. 2 He was in the beginning with God . He is not a being that God created, not someone who has a beginning. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. The first five verses of John's gospel say quite a lot about Jesus. The first beginning is the beginning of creation. Who of us is not concerned with that? Here we come to the most remarkable thing about Christian life, communion, or fellowship with Christ. That's tremendously different." Now, in the Gospel of John there is another "beginning." The fellowship is based upon the relationship. Because we share life together. The relationship between my existence and Jesus Christ is one of absolute dependence, irrespective of whether I am aware of or acknowledge that dependence. As you look at the life of Jesus you will see this secret relationship, this lost secret of humanity, this new way by which man is intended to live -- a continual dependence upon the life of the Father. The explanation of that one unforgettable life is that he demonstrated what it means to walk in continual dependence upon a God who dwelt within him.". You are a vital part of God's program. This is the point to which all objections to Christianity are ultimately directed, an attempt to destroy this basis of fact. That beginning goes back before creation. John reminds us frequently, go back to that which is from the beginning. Any such erroneous redefinition here, right at the beginning of John’s Gospel, has the potential to affect our understanding of the claims of Christ made consistently throughout this Gospel. We live in families. But when God is at work in you, you not only accomplish what you can see but far more that you can't see. We cannot believe merely in ideas, doctrinal statements. 4We write this to make our joy complete. To the mind steeped in the Old Testament John’s statement here is just as confrontational and disturbing as his previous statements affirming the eternal existence of the Word. Though a text may have different individual applications, it can only have one universal meaning. God delights 'to set the solitary in families.' He makes the bold statement ‘the Word was God’. This is one of the hardest things to learn because it is a wholly different way of life than the way we were brought up. But, also, …. That Word was a Person, and he was with God, and he was God. I replied, "It's very simple. I had to be confident to be able to do things. It is into the intimacy of the family circle, now, that the Apostle John takes us. You change lives. He lived this way. Over and above all, this site affirms that God, in a manner totally contrary to how we would think and act, has provided in and through Jesus Christ his eternal Son, a way of forgiveness in which we can live in his presence guilt free, acquitted and at peace. Read Psalm 36:9. John expresses this truth both positively and negatively: Positively: that God the Father created all things through the Word – that every individual thing that exists exists as a result of the creative agency of the Word. How do we know we are not going to fail? God's Word For You is a free Bible Study site committed to bringing you teaching and studies firmly grounded in the Bible, and the Bible's answers to your questions. John will spend much more time later in his gospel explaining Jesus' role in bringing life to mankind. If someone comes to you with something new, he says, don't believe it. Now that is where John begins. Firstly, from seeing Jesus, the Word, merely as an expression, emanation or manifestation of God, in any Unitarian sense. He means that this eternal life was visible in the relationship of the Father and the Son. First, he is talking about a relationship: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -- (1 John 1:1 RSV). These are tremendously important verses. There was life in the word with respect to himself; a divine life, the same with the life of the Father and of the Spirit; and is in him, not by gift, nor by derivation or communication; but originally, and independently, and from all eternity: indeed he lived before his incarnation as Mediator, and Redeemer. As John is about to teach us, Jesus Christ, the Word, reveals to God to us. All of us are related to someone. Context Summary. He built things. He is ‘the Word’. By it he introduces Jesus as nothing less than God, as we shall see in the rest of the verse. “In Him was life”; that power which creates life and maintains all else in existence was in the Logos. Jesus did not come to show us God, he came to show us man related to God. That has nothing to do with becoming a Christian. How do these New Testament scriptures affirm that Jesus Christ is the Creator? Without this verse the rest of the story has no meaning. But now, in this letter, there is still a third beginning, "that which was from the beginning." For permission to use this content, please review You cannot have the fellowship until you first come to Christ and receive him. God and I, working together, a partnership. Ah, but that is not all, and it cannot be all. If we want to straighten out the horizontal relationship, that of getting along with our fellow Christians and fellow men, we must be sure that the vertical one is straight. But it must all begin with this matter of relationship, for John is concerned first about the family of God. There are things I know I want to do, things I would like to do because it is his will, what he wants. It really takes two English words to bring out what this really means. John and Peter and Paul all have different ministries, as I have suggested. We need to notice here that John does not say ‘and the Word was divine’ or ‘the Word was like God’. He calls himself "a wise master-builder" and to this man, this mighty apostle, was committed the task of building the great doctrinal foundation upon which the Christian faith rests. Again John refers to the eternal existence of the Word, and his close and eternal association and relationship with God, indicating at the one time an essential distinction and a perfect unity. And God wants to tell us secrets. We touched him, he says, we felt his warm, human flesh, we looked into his human eyes, we felt the beating of his human heart, and yet, as we did, we became aware that we were listening to the heartbeat of God, and in contact with the life of God. Jesus began by washing the disciples' It is what we might call the contemporary beginning, or, to use a very popular phrase these days that few really understand, the existential beginning. He said, "I think I see what you mean, but I have a great deal of difficulty with this." Is that not marvelous? 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