Dear Friends,
Welcome back to our study in John. I trust that you’ve had a wonderful Christmas and that the joy of Christ fills your life daily. Today, we’re continuing in John 1. We’ve seen that the Word was preexistent, that is Jesus pre-dates time itself. In the beginning He was. Today we’ll continue by seeing that the Word (Jesus) is coexistent.
II. The Word Coexistent (vs. 1b-c, vs. 2)
Verse 1 continues with the idea of logos. As we saw in the first part of this message, logos is part practical, part philosophical term. The very word itself conveys all that is needed to understand the phrase. By looking at verse 1 in parts, we see that an order that can only be of God. Jesus posesses coexistence with God the Father. This is the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the text.
a. Distinct Persons – The Greek structure here indicates a coexistence by the phrase pros theos or “with God.” This distinction indicates John’s intent to ascribe different personalities within the Godhead, i.e. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. An examination of John 5:22-24 shows that distinction in terms of function.
b. Different Functions — As we see in John 5:22-24, each distinct person has a different function. The Father spoke creation into existence, sent His Son to the world, the Son came as suffering servant to be the propitiation for our sins. The Son will come again as Judge and Magistrate. He IS King of Kings, and LORD of Lords.
c. Divine Intentions – If we look further into the first chapter of John, we see the divine intentions of this coexistence, see John 1:12-13
I pray that the Lord has given you new insight into His Word through this session. It is my prayer that we all grow in knowledge of His Word.
