THE WORD WAS GOD John 1:1 states: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the word was God (King James Version). Later in the same chapter, the apostle John clearly shows that the Word is Jesus (John 1:14). Since the Word is called God, however, some conclude that the son and the father must be part of the same God. Bear in mind that this part of the Bible was originally written in Greek. Later, translators rendered the Greek text into other languages. A number of Bible translators, though, did not use the phrase the Word was God. why not? Based on their knowledge of Biblical Greek, those translators concluded that the phrase the Word was God should be translated differently. How? Here are a few examples: The Logos [Word] was divine (A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE), The Word was a god (THE NEW TESTAMENT IN AN IMPROVED VERSION), The word was with God and shared his nature (THE TRANSLATORS NEW TESTAMENT). According to these translations, the Word is NOT God himself. Instead, because of his high position among Jehovahs creatures, the Word is referred to as a god. Here the term god means mighty one. GET MORE FACTS Most people do not know Biblical Greek. So how can u know wht the apostle John really meant? Think of this example: A schoolteacher explains a subject to his students. Afterward, the students differ on how to understand the explanation. How can the students resolve the matter? They could ask the teacher for more information. No doubt, learning additional facts would help them to understand the subject better. Similarly, to grasp the meaning of John 1:1, u can look in the gospel of John for more information on Jesus position. Learning additional facts on this subject will help u to draw the right conclusion. For instance, consider wht John further writes in chapter 1, verse 18: No man has seen [Almighty] God at any time. However, humans have seen Jesus, the son, for John says: The Word [Jesus] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory (John 1:14 KJ). How, then could the son be part of Almighty God? John also states that the Word was with God. But how can an individual be with someone and at the same time BE that person? Moreover, as recorded at John 17:3, Jesus makes a clear distinction between himself and his heavenly father. He calls his father the only true God. And toward the end of his gospel, John sums up matters by saying: These have been written down that u may believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of God (John 20:31). Notice that Jesus is called, not God, but the son of God. This additional information provided in the gospel of John shows how John 1:1 should be understood. Jesus, the Word, is a god in the sense that he has a high position but is not the same as Almighty God. (Adapted from What Does The Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovahs Witnesses, 2005, p 202-203). NOW HAVING PROVED FROM A TRUE CHRISTIAN SOURCE THAT THE WORD IS NEVER GOD, IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO PROVE THAT THE WORD IS NOT EVEN JESUS AS CLAIMED. THEN WHT IS THE WORD? WATCH OUT 4 FACTUAL PROOFS IN MY COMMENTS.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 19:56:45 +0000
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