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The Word: Jesus
The Red-Letter Words of Jesus, Day Two
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. -John 1:1–3 (NKJV)
Say What?
In the 1930’s, the comedy team Abbott and Costello performed a routine called “Who’s on First?” The premise of the sketch was that Abbott, as the coach of a baseball team, gave his players nicknames. For example, “Who’s” played first base, “What’s” played on second, and “I Don’t Know” played third base. Not knowing these were nicknames, a totally confused Costello tried to figure out the names and positions of the players.
Sometimes I feel as confused as Costello when I read John 1:1–3. I understand the verses which declare Jesus was the Word and, as the Word, spoke the world into existence. I struggle with the verse stating Jesus was God, but He was also with God.
My reaction is “Say what?”
Doesn’t the Bible declare there is only one God.
Even Bible scholars scratch their heads
I began to study various commentaries to see what Bible scholars had to say. Many…