John 1:1-18; Luke 1; Matthew 1:1-17
The Gospel of John opens with words that remind us of the opening line of Genesis, the first book of the Bible: In the beginning… So here we are, back at the beginning, with nothing at all in existence but God alone.
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 was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1-5,14
Back on January 1 I said, “If you accept the truth of Genesis 1:1, then nothing else in the Bible should be beyond belief.” On the flip side, if you do not accept the truth of these early verses in John, then nothing in the New Testament is of any real consequence. That is, everything hinges on the reality of the Incarnation.
Do you really believe in the Incarnation, that in Jesus God takes on flesh?
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