Text: “In the beginning was the Word (capital W), and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:1.
“Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus; Who, being in the form of God, thought it
not robbery to be equal with God; but made Himself of no reputation, and took
upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men…”
Philippians
2:5-7.
Good morning, serious
Christian! Your faith and trust in
Christ Jesus, the Son of God, is the most serious aspect of your being. Therefore, you seek to examine, in a most
serious manner, the beliefs you both hold and proclaim - that others might also
receive faith from your ministry, and precious souls might find Salvation in
Christ and through His Atonement Sacrifice at Calvary ’s Cross. Praise
God for serious-minded Christians!
“For whosoever shall
call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.
How then shall they call on Him in Whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of Whom
they have not heard? And how shall they
hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:13-14)
The Apostle John was also a
serious Christian - an eye-witness of the risen Lord - one inspired by the
Spirit of God within to record for our benefit an account of the Gospel message
of Salvation. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
“John was the son of
Zebedee (Matthew 4:21) and Salome (Matthew 27:56). Salome seems to have been the sister of Jesus’ mother (John 19:25).
If this was so, then John was the cousin of Jesus, which may partially
account for his being Christ’s most intimate
apostle.
“John was a
fisherman in Galilee . He had hired servants (Mark 1:16-20) and
apparently owned a home in Jerusalem
“Along with Peter
and James, John became a member of the special inner circle of Jesus’ most beloved and most trusted disciples during the
last half of our Lord’s ministry. These three alone accompanied Christ on some
of His most important occasions:
1. The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8);
2. Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-41).
3. Only John followed Christ to the Cross (John 19:26).” (Salem
John’s Gospel account is believed to have been written by
John, possibly at Ephesus , between
85-90A.D. It was written as a general
record to Christians everywhere and seeks to set forth clearly the fact that
Christ is indeed the Son of God and the only Saviour of sinner’s souls. (Acts
4:12)
Today’s selected reading sets forth the vital fact of Christ’s Eternal Son-ship; that Jesus Christ is, was,
and always shall be, God incarnate; the Supernatural Creator God formed in a
natural Body of flesh and bones - in order to be Sacrificed for sinful mankind
upon a cruel Cross to bring us into God’s light from the
darkness of our sin, guilt, and shame.
“Wherefore when He
(Christ Jesus) cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice and offering (of
bulls and goats) Thou wouldest not, but a Body hast Thou (God the Father)
prepared for Me (God the Son, Christ Jesus)…I come to do Thy
will, O God…” (Hebrews 10:5-10)
“Him (Christ Jesus,
the Word made flesh) being delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have Crucified and
slain; Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it
was not possible that He should be holden of it.” Hallelujah! What a Saviour! Up from the grave He arose! (Acts
2:22-24)
How could mere death ever have
power over the sinless Son of God; God the Son; Who was, is, and ever shall be
Life and Light incarnate? The apostle
John sets forth this Scriptural truth at the very commencement of his Gospel
(Good news) account. How appropriate,
since Christ Jesus, the Word of God, is the Creator Lord of all life, ‘…all things…’ have been made by
Him, ’…and without Him was not
anything made that was made.’ (V. 3)
“And He (the risen
Christ Jesus) was clothed with a vesture dipped in Blood; and His Name is
called The Word of God.” (Revelation 19:13)
Let us take a journey in John’s Gospel, examine afresh John’s Spirit-inspired truths, and know the full assurance
of our souls’ Salvation in Christ and in
Him alone. May the Lord bless us as we
study His written Word. Amen.
Thought: Eternal Salvation begins and ends with The
Word of God.
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