John 1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 [
a]He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [
b]comprehend it. (NAS)
In the beginning was (the) Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. He was in the beginning with God. All things through Him came into being, and without him came into being not even one (thing) that has come into being." Interlinear Greek English NT
1 In the beginning was the word, and the word was toward God, and God was the word.
2 This was in the beginning toward God.
3 All came into being through it, and apart from it not even one thing came into being which has come into being" (Concordant Literal)
Many believers and I am one of them, believe that there are variances in this translation. The word was with God and God was the word. This means that the word, what God wanted to reveal, was who
He was. This is explained in John 1: 18 when the scriptures say that Jesus has explained God. Jesus came to tell us
who God is, and so this is the message - who the One and Only True God is. Jesus always pointed to the One and Only True God and came to
reveal Him, so this goes along with the understanding that the message was -
God.
John 18 God no one has ever seen. The only-begotten God, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He unfolds Him (Concordant Literal)
John 18God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- He did declare. (Young's Literal)
John 18 God no one has seen at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He declared (him) Interlinear Greek/New Testament
Translations of the verse vary. Jesus was called God and God the Father gave Him this right to be called God because He acts on
behalf of God. He has been
given all power and authority and He is the
exact representation of the nature of the invisible God. He existed in the
form of God. All that we are to know about the One and Only True God is seen in Jesus, the Son, the only begotten God. The Supreme God
gave Him this right and this power. Amen.
But Jesus knew what the source was:
for
I proceeded and came forth from God;
I came not of My own accord,
but He sent Me." [ John 8:42]
"So Jesus answered them, "
My teaching is not Mine, but
His who
sent Me" [John 7:16]
"And
the Father Himself, which
hath sent Me, hath borne witness of
Me. Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape. [John 5:37]
"And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good?
No one is good
but God alone." [Mr 10:18]
"
And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges." [John 8:50]
John 8:54-56 Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is
My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God';
John 17:3: Now this is *eternal life:
that they may know You, the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
*eternal=aionios
John 5:26: For as the Father has life in himself, so
He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
God has given Jesus the right to be called God because He acts on His behalf and is His representative, which has been shared earlier.
Hebrews 1: 1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 [
a]in these last days has spoken to us [
b]in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the [
c]world. 3 [
d]And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and [
e]upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.
The invisible Supreme God is revealed in Jesus, who is the
exact image and representation of the invisible God. An image is not the original.
One who is fully God,
has no God. Even with all that the Father has given Him and even though He existed in the form of God, Jesus
does have a God, and has said that all that He has was given to Him, by the Father. He has also said that the Father is greater than He is. The Absolute, Supreme God has no God. No one is above Him and He is greater than the Son, through Him He made all things.
God bless.
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