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As in the first verse of his Gospel account (John 1:1), John is likely drawing here on Genesis 1:1, which tells us that, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (ESV). John’s point in opening his first epistle this way is to teach that Jesus Christ has existed eternally.
Dig into the books of 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John in the Bible. Explore key themes such as God’s light and love, righteousness, and Jesus as the truth with videos, podcasts, and more from BibleProject™.
Dec 1, 2021 · When John writes that “without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3b), he asserts that God the Father through the Son is responsible for all that is. Nothing has slithered into the world apart from the sovereign purpose of the world’s Creator (cf. Isa. 45:7).
The word synoptic means “see-together” and the first three Gospels present the life of Jesus in pretty much the same format. The first three Gospels focus more on what Jesus taught and did; John focused more on who Jesus is. John shows us who Jesus is by highlighting seven signs (miracles) of Jesus.
Sep 23, 2017 · Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6. While in the Synoptics salvation is primarily described as entrance into the kingdom, in John it is especially knowing God and eternal life with him. In the Synoptics, Jesus’ identity as Messiah is on center stage.
John 1 invites us into the profound mystery of the Incarnation—God becoming man in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. It beckons us to recognize Jesus as the eternal Word through whom all things were created, the Light that shines in the darkness, and the Lamb of God who takes away sin.
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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
