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Jan 4, 2022 · The phrase “word of God” appears often in the Bible and can have a slightly different meaning depending on context and the Hebrew or Greek word used. John 1:1-2 says, “In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” Here, Word is a title of the Lord Jesus.
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Could there be a more profound opening to a book than the one to John’s Gospel? One could search the great ideas of mankind and probe the ponderings of the philosophers and the poetry of the artists and find no idea higher than God, nor a more concise—yet expressive—statement about him, than the one John makes at the beginning of his Gospel. John p...
John has invoked the creation account in Genesis 1 with the opening phrase of John 1:1, so when he continues in verse 3 with the statement, “All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made,” it would seem that he has in mind the way God spoke creation into existence in Genesis 1. John seems to indicate that Go...
Not until 1:14 is it specified that the Word is Jesus, as John writes, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” In verse 1 John had articulated the divinity and eternality of the Word, as well as his distinguishability from the Father, and now he communicates the profundity of the incarnation. The Word became flesh. God became man. Jesus did not...
Sep 2, 2024 · Jesus proclaims that God's basileia is breaking in as a kingdom of justice, empowered by love. Rather than experiencing corruption and death, its citizens find true peace and the good life. 4 “The basileia of the world has become the basileia of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.” 5
Jan 14, 2024 · The title “Christ” comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “Anointed One”. This refers to Jesus being anointed by God and sent to fulfill His divine mission of salvation (Luke 4:18-19). Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah that the prophets foretold in the Old Testament (Isaiah 61:1-3). As the Christ, Jesus is the chosen and appointed ...
Mar 26, 2021 · According to Strong’s Greek Concordance, kairos means time or season, and it is a noun used to represent a fitting season or opportunity, an occasion. Thayer’s Greek Lexicon notes it comes ...
Jun 7, 2011 · By Anita Mathias. There were two words for time in koine Greek, Chairos and Chronos. Chronos was clock time, sequential time. Chairos was special: “the right time,” God’s Time. Jesus points out the difference when he tells his disciples. “The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right,” John 7.6.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and is defined as "something that is first." It is often used figuratively to describe superiority or dominance. Omega is the 24th, and last, Greek letter. Put another way, it means "the final part; the end." In Revelation, God is using both of these words literally, as names for Himself.
