In the beginning there was the word meaning

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ These are among the most famous lines in the New Testament: they begin the Gospel of St. John. But what does ‘In the beginning was the Word’ mean? Let’s take a closer look at the meaning of this famous opening sentence.

It’s perhaps helpful to begin by setting out the difference between the Gospel of John and the three other gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The Gospel of Mark is thought to have been composed the earliest of the four gospels, with Matthew and Luke basing their own accounts on it. The gospel of John was written later still, and of the four, has the strongest claim to actually having been written by one of Jesus’ apostles. (It’s been speculated, though we cannot know for sure, that John may have written his account in the late first century AD, when he was an old man of nearly 90.)

Matthew, Mark, and Luke are grouped together as the ‘Synoptic’ gospels, from a word meaning ‘seeing together’. These three accounts all reflect each other to varying degrees. But the Gospel of John is quite different. Right from those opening words, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’, John is signalling that his account of Jesus’ life will be treating Jesus as much more than a human being.

This is not to say that the other gospel writers don’t also acknowledge that Jesus is the Messiah (as well as a human being), but that John’s Jesus is supernatural and ethereal – otherworldly, almost – right from the beginning.

‘In the beginning was the Word.’ But what does John mean by ‘the Word’? The original Greek text has Logos, for which ‘the Word’ is our English translation. But Logos is a word that comes with a lot of meanings packed into it, and ‘the Word’ is only a partial reflection of this densely significant word. This term, ‘the Word’, is not found in the Old Testament, and its use in the New Testament is down entirely to John.

In his endlessly informative Asimov’s Guide to the Bible: The New Testament: 002, the author and all-round polymath Isaac Asimov links John’s ‘In the beginning was the Word’ to the Greek philosophy of Thales of Miletus, who lived in the seventh century BC.

Thales argued that, contrary to the idea that the world was largely erratic and unpredictable in its operations, it was actually subject to rigid laws of nature, and that these laws could be discovered using reason and observation. This is the beginnings of both rationalism and empiricism, if you will.

This meant that God – or, depending on which belief system you subscribed to, a whole pantheon of gods – created the world upon some clear and knowable principle, and that this principle is constant rather than changeable and arbitrary. One of Thales’ followers, Heraclitus, used the term ‘Logos’ to refer to this rational principle. ‘Logos’ means ‘word’ but it also denotes the entire rational structure of knowledge as Thales and Heraclitus had theorised it.

And as the term ‘Logos’ was taken up by more and more philosophers, it came to refer not to some abstract entity but to a thing, even a person: the person who had created this orderly system of knowledge and principle in the world. Logos, if you will, became personified. This tradition spread beyond the Greek world, and was taken up by the Jewish followers of Yahweh, or the Old Testament God. In Jesus’ time, a man named Philo the Jew popularised the term Logos as a reference to the rational aspect of Yahweh.

So when John begins his gospel by taking us back to the very beginning – of time and of the world and the universe – he is using the term Logos in light of this thinking. So ‘In the beginning was the Word’ means ‘In the beginning was Logos’ which means ‘at the beginning of everything, there was the entity we know as God, who embodied, and created, the rational principle on which everything is founded’.

So much for ‘In the beginning was the Word’; but what about the next part of John’s sentence? How was ‘the Word’ with God as well as being God?

Well, as Asimov explains, at the time John was writing there were some philosophers who tried to keep God and Logos separate. Logos was not synonymous with God, but merely one power that he possessed, if you will. God, being spiritual, was removed from the rational and scientific processes of the world: he could not be associated with material things, as an elision of ‘God’ with ‘Logos’ would imply. These philosophers and mystics were known as ‘Gnostics’, from the Greek meaning ‘to know’.

For these Gnostics, because the world is material, God could not have been directly responsible for creating it. Instead, they believed some sub-divine and more malevolent entity had done that. Because the world is full of evil, the Gnostics reasoned, an evil being must have had a hand in its creation. Plato famously called this being the ‘Demiurge’. And for Gnostics, Yahweh – the Old Testament version of God – was really the Demiurge, this inferior being to the true God, and the Demiurge was the one who had brought the (flawed) world into being.

For the Gnostics, Jesus was the true God, as opposed to Yahweh, the creator and Demiurge. And the Gospel of John, and those opening lines, set themselves against such a Gnostic interpretation of God and Creation. God and Jesus, God and Logos, Logos and Jesus: all are one and the same.

Or, as John more poetically (but obscurely) puts it: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ That is, at the beginning of all things there was Logos, the creator of everything. And Logos was not only with God, but Logos was God. As the succeeding two verses of the Gospel of John make clear, Logos and God are the same being:

1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1:2 The same [i.e., Logos, the Word] was in the beginning with God.

1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

That is, Logos was God, and Logos made ‘all things’. God made all things, but God was Logos, or the Word.

John 1 is probably one of the most controversial chapters in the Bible. Indeed, it is therefore critical to our understanding of the new testament.

Interestingly, the entire Christian religion hinges on a particular understanding of it, and that is that the Messiah is equal to or the same as the Father…anything to be able to fit him into a trinity (which is the core belief of Christianity). Indeed, according to Christianity.com, if you don’t believe in a trinity, then you are not a Christian.

However, there are those believers who believe that YAHUAH is one according to Debarim 6:4….

Deu 6:4  Hear, O Israel: YAHUAH our Aluahym is one YAHUAH:

So because of how important it is, here on Just a Word, we have to follow the golden rule of understanding scripture in order to solve the mystery of John 1:

Isa 28:9-10  Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

MEANING OF “WORD”

So let us look at the meaning of “Word” in scripture:

Gen 15:1  After these things THE WORD of YAHUAH came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

“Word” here is the Hebrew “dabar.” We use the Hebrew rendition to unite both Testaments, as the people of the Bible were Hebrews and not Greeks. So we have to look at it from a Hebrew perspective:

H1697
דָּבָר
dâbâr
daw-bawr’
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause: – act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), + because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune (-ication), + concern [-ing], + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, [evil favoured-] ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, [no] thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some [uncleanness], somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what [-soever], + wherewith, which, word, work.
Total KJV occurrences: 1438

So, dabar in Genesis 15:1 is message, utterance or the spoken word.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Aluahym, and the Word was Aluahym.

Note carefully this verse:

Joh 1:2  The same (WORD) was in the beginning with Aluahym.

So let us use the principle of precept upon precept, line upon line to see who or what was the spoken word that was with the Most High in the beginning.

WHO OR WHAT WAS WITH THE MOST HIGH IN THE BEGINNING?

Because the same word was with the Most High in the beginning, it is imperative that we go back to the beginning:

Gen 1:1-2  In the beginning Aluah created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Aluahym moved upon the face of the waters.

The Spirit of YAHUAH is the Word that was in the beginning. It is the medium through which the spiritual spoken word or is uttered, as the next verse tells us:

Gen 1:3  And Aluah said (spoken word through his Spirit which hovered over the face of the deep), Let there be light: and there was light.

So that was the Word/Dabar (the spoken word) uttered through his Holy Spirit.

Hence getting back to John 1…

Joh 1:2  The same (spoken word/Spirit of YAHUAH) was in the beginning with YAHUAH.

The word was there with the Father is his Holy Spirit because it is through the Holy Spirit that he spoke and created the heavens and the earth.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE WORD

Next, we will show more concretely that the Word is the Holy Spirit of the Father. Actually, the Messiah told us explicitly in John 6:63, that the words he spoke are spirit.

Joh 6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Now to show definitively that the Word that was in the beginning was the Holy Spirit, let us let Samuel SHOW us the word of YAHUAH.

1Sa 9:27  And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of Aluahym.

Okay Samuel, then show us the word of Aluahym (that was in the beginning – John 1:1):

1Sa 10:10  And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of Aluahym came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

So Samuel promised to show Saul the word of Aluahym, and the manifestation was the Holy Spirit coming upon him. Most importantly, he prophesied.

Note that it is a constant in scripture: the word of YAHUAH comes to the prophets “saying.” The prophets are the messengers of YAHUAH, who can then speak the message they received.

THE WORD OF YAHUAH CAME UNTO ME SAYING

Thus it is good to look at this consistency in scripture a little closer, that the word of YAHUAH (Holy Spirit) came unto men (messengers) saying (message).

To highlight this principle, take a look at the following verses. The Holy Spirit brings a message to the prophets who are able to speak what they heard.

2Ch 18:23  Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of YAHUAH (the word) from me (messenger) to speak (the message) unto thee?

Same principle here:

Isa 38:4  Then came the word of YAHUAH (Holy Spirit) to Isaiah (messenger), saying (the message),

Eze 7:1  Moreover the word (dabar) of YAHUAH came unto me (messenger), saying (the message),

In actuality, we are highlighting this process so as to show that it is no different for the Messiah. The word (dabar) of YAHUAH came to the prophets saying (amar). This results in the prophets speaking what they heard.

Bear this principle in mind: the word came with a message, resulting in the prophet speaking the message. It is the same thing that happened with the Messiah, except that the Messiah’s relationship with the Father was much, much more personal. More on this soon.

ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM NB. By the way, we will soon look at verse 3 in more detail in our next post. What I can tell you though, is that it does not mean what most of us think it means, and we will give you concrete proof.

THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH

Thus we continue our look at “the word” by looking at verse 14, which tells us the word was made flesh. This is very important, as it is the verse that implies that the Most High came as a man.

Joh 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

First of all, we see that the Messiah Yahusha was made, and the Most High cannot be made. Additionally, his glory is as of the only begotten of the Father.

In other words, his glory was as of the son of the Father. His glory is not as the Father!

HOW WAS THE WORD MADE FLESH

Next, we must ask, how was the word made flesh?

The Word was made flesh when a man was GIVEN the Word (Holy Spirit) of YAHUAH (given by YAHUAH) without measure.

Note the emphasis on the word given!

Jn 3:34 — Jn 3:35
For he whom YAHUAH hath sent speaketh the words of YAHUAH: for YAHUAH giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

The Spirit (Word) was given to a man!!!

Related: Did “God” Come In The Flesh?

WHY WAS THE SPIRIT (WORD) GIVEN TO A MAN WITHOUT MEASURE?

But why was the Messiah given the Spirit without measure? Why was the Word made flesh?

Heb 1:1-2  YAHUAH, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

The word was made flesh as the Son is now his Messenger who had come to fulfill prophecy. For this prophecy to be fulfilled, this Messenger (Messiah) had to have the full power of the Holy Spirit.

Messenger?

MESSIAH MEANS MESSENGER

Many do not know that the Messiah actually means messenger. The Christian religion has shunned the function of the Messiah as YAHUAH’S messenger (making them anti-messiah (antichrist), as they are busy making him an object of worship as a sort of demi-god. See: “Why You Are Antichrist If You Believe Jesus Is God.”

However, first, here is a dictionary definition, then we will give scripture:

The word messiah is often used in a religious context to refer to a messenger of God — that is, someone appointed to save people who are in any way oppressed. Source: Vocabulary.com.

And here it is from scripture:

Isaiah 42:19  Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as YAHUAH’S servant?

So the Messiah was YAHUAH’S perfect messenger, so he was given the Spirit without measure.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW THE MOST HIGH SPOKE THROUGH THE PROPHETS AS OPPOSED TO HOW HE SPOKE THROUGH THE MESSIAH

We will notice that the word of YAHUAH came at different times unto the prophets with specific messages. They spoke as they heard.

Malachi 1:1  The burden of the word of YAHUAH (message through the Holy Spirit) to Israel (destination) by Malachi (messenger).

Eze 28:20-21  Again the word of YAHUAH (the Holy Spirit) came unto me, saying (message), Son of man (messenger), set thy face against Zidon (destination of the message), and prophesy (speak) against it,

Note, the Word of YAHUAH came unto them with a message for a target audience, and the prophets spoke the message.

However, with the Messiah given the Spirit without measure, he spoke with authority and the Bible never referred to the word of YAHUAH coming unto him, because it was with him at all times. He still spoke what he heard (we will look at this in the next paragraph), but spoke with authority because the Most High had given him all power.

So the Messiah is the instrument through whom the Most High spoke after the time of the prophets (Hebrews 1:1-2).

However, he once again now speaks to us through the Holy Spirit who are given to the many of us who believe on the Son. That is why the Messiah had to leave before the Comforter was given to us:

Joh_16:7  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

So the Most High then spoke to us through the Apostles (who were given the Comforter/Holy Spirit) and presently through his prophets worldwide who have believed on the Messiah through the teachings of the Apostles.

WHERE DID THE SON OF YAHUAH GET THE WORDS TO SPEAK?

Now we said earlier that the Son spoke what he heard, and not his own words.

Joh 14:10  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

So let us confirm where the son got the words to speak.

Joh_8:26  I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

Joh_8:40  But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of Aluahym: this did not Abraham.

Joh_15:15  Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his master doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

All verses say the same thing. He heard the word from the Father and spoke it, just as the prophets of old.

So what does this mean?

Simple. The word that became flesh is not actually the Father himself, but the son of the Father who has to hear the spoken word from the Father, then speak it! Look again at the verses above. Study them carefully. In fact, you don’t have to go back, Here is a bonus verse:

Joh 12:49  For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

CONCLUSION: THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH

So to conclude, the “Word” was made flesh. This means the full power of the spoken word through the Holy Spirit dwelled in a man.

Joh 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

This means the Most High then spoke through his son instead of through prophets in whom was his Holy Spirit.

The Messiah was special above all other prophets (Deut 18:15) in that he was given the Holy Spirit without measure (undiluted). This means he had the full measure of the Father’s Spirit (John 3:34).

Indeed, if Yahusha Messiah was the Father, he could not have been GIVEN a spirit, as the Most High is the ancient of days which existed before time. He always existed and will always exist. He cannot be born nor “made” or “given” a spirit.

This verse (John 1:14) also tells us that we beheld his glory. Now what was his glory?

“and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father.”

His glory was not that of the Father! Instead, it was as of the only begotten of the Father…big difference!

WHY WAS THE BOOK OF JOHN WRITTEN?

This is why John (in telling us what the book of John was about) wrote the following to show the intent of the verses in John 1:

The Purpose of This Book
Joh 20:30-31  And many other signs truly did Yahusha in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Yahusha is the Messiah, the Son of YAHUAH; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

See that? He did not write the book of John to show that the Messiah was the Most High. He wrote it to show that THE MESSIAH IS THE SON OF THE MOST HIGH.

So all that word becoming flesh, etc is just to show that the Messiah was YAHUAH’S son!

YAHUAH IS NOT A MAN, NEITHER IS HE THE SON OF MAN (HUMAN BEING)

This is because a man cannot be the Most High:

Num_23:19  ALUAHYM IS NOT A MAN, that he should lie; NEITHER THE SON OF MAN, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Note carefully: he said HE IS NOT THE SON OF MAN!

THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST

Because if we do not believe that the Messiah was a man, then we are antimessiah (antichrist as they call it):

1 John 4:2  Hereby know ye the Spirit of YAHUAH: Every spirit that confesseth that Yahusha HaMashiach is come in the flesh (Greek: “sarx” – 100% human being in flesh without reference to the spirit or soul) is of YAHUAH:

1Jn 4:3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Yahusha HaMashiach is come in the flesh (Greek: “sarx” – 100% human being in flesh without reference to the spirit or soul) is not of YAHUAH: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

G4561
σάρξ
sarx
sarx
Probably from the base of G4563; flesh (as stripped of the skin), that is, (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred, or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specifically) a human being (as such): – carnal (-ly, + -ly minded), flesh ([-ly]).
Total KJV occurrences: 151

In other words, if we confess at all that Yahusha is YAHUAH, then we are antimessish (antichrist). All those worshiping the Messiah as YAHUAH because they say he is the word are antimessish (antichrist). That is why Christianity is the religion of the antichrist.

THE SON OF YAHUAH

Hence he is the Son of YAHUAH. He is not YAHUAH. This is summarized in this situation in which the Pharisees sought to stone the Messiah for making himself Aluahym (erroneously called God).

Joh 10:32-33  Yahusha answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?  The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself Aluah.

Joh 10:34-35  Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are aluahym? If he called them aluahym, unto whom the word of YAHUAH came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Now let us see what the Pharisees though of the Messiah making himself Aluah. Did they think he was making himself to be YAHUAH?

Joh 10:36  Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of Aluahym.

So we see, the Messiah was the son of Aluahym, not Aluahym himself.

For more teachings on whether or not Yahusha is YAHUAH, check out our “Should We Worship the Messiah” Series.

In our next post, we will look at Part 2 of our look at John 1, we will be zeroing in on verse 3: “All things were made by him.” What does this mean? Find out now.

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God is not a God of coincidence or chaos, and Jesus was no coincidence. John’s words show us that Jesus was with God in the beginning. He is God, one with God, and the life He came to live on this earth was a part of a glorious plan from the beginning.

What Was The «The Beginning»?

The Greek word John used here means “the first to do something, to begin.” This teaches us that God is the great initiator of all we know. As the Creator of the World, God was there in the beginning, making a way for us.

“Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.” (John 13:5)

Another understanding of the Greek origin of the word ‘beginning’ is “to be chief, to lead, or to rule.” Jesus flipped preconceived notions of leadership when He, the teacher, knelt to wash His followers’ feet. The daily accumulation of dust on the soles of our feet is rinsed and removed by the tender care of Christ. From the beginning, God planned to renew and restore us through His Word, Jesus. The most important cleansing, the war for our souls, required a spotless sacrifice.

Jesus Christ alone lived a spotless, sinless life. To be lifted high by the Father, He bent low. John the Baptist humbly baptized the one he had been preparing the way for! Jesus led with an assertive humility, confident in who He was.

From the beginning, God went before us. He aims to gather each precious sheep, shepherding us home to heaven—a path we could never pave for ourselves.

What was «The Word»? (and how was it «with God»?)

“For the LORD God is a sun and shield…” (Psalm 84:11a)

God spoke the world into existence. “Let there be light” was His first command (Genesis 1:3). It separated light from darkness.

“Philosophers employed logos, or ‘word,’ for the divine reason that orders the universe” (NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible).Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12), forever removed from the shadows.       

The Greek translation of ‘word’ is logos, meaning word, message, or report. “According to John, this logos was in the beginning, was with God, and was God himself” (Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary).

The Spirit of God hovered over the waters (Genesis 1:2), and “the Word was with God”(John 1:1). The triune God, from the very beginning, was present at Creation. The NIV Study Bible Notes say this of Genesis 1:1-6: “God’s ‘separating’ and ‘gathering’ on days 1-3 gave form, and his ‘making’ and ‘filling’ on days 4-6 removed the emptiness.”

He who made us fills us, removing our emptiness through salvation in Christ. Every note of creation reflects God’s love for us.

Jesus, the ultimate expression of that love, is evident from the very beginning. Matthew Henry’s Commentary states that “The plainest reason why the Son of God is called the Word, seems to be, that as our words explain our minds to others, so was the Son of God sent in order to reveal his Father’s mind to the world.”

“Light is necessary for making God’s creative works visible and life possible.”(NIV Study Bible Notes, Genesis 1:3)

“Light has come into the world.” (John 3:19)

Jesus, the Word, illuminates the Truth of Scripture, by which we learn the character of God. Jesus, Himself, said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). The Holy Spirit, available to us through Jesus’ death on the cross, allows a brightened perspective, enlightened by the Word of God—Jesus.

“For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of the darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:6) Through us, the light of life shines to others! We stand out, shine bright, and illuminate. Each life is purposed for work in the furthering of the gospel. The gifts written on our hearts by the Word bring God’s love and light to the world. All we are and all we do is to honor Him.

«The Word was God»

“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:17)

God is omnipotent and sovereign, two characteristics addressed in the cross-reference in John 1:1. The Word, Logos, Jesus Christ, is before all things and holds all things together. The Son of God is the fulfillment of God’s covenant with His people:

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be by people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and his brother, saying ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (Jeremiah 31:33-34)

The law within us, written on our hearts, is the Word of God—Jesus Christ. By Him, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us from salvation, we interpret God’s law. Through our Christ-centered lives, the Great Commission to spread the gospel truth (Matthew 28:16-20) illuminates the world. The Word is before all things, holding all things together.

John 1:1 powerfully inaugurates John’s eyewitness and Holy Spirit-inspired account of Christ’s life. “In the beginning” is “a deliberate echo of Genesis 1:1 to link God’s action on behalf of the world through Jesus Christ with his first work, the creation of the world” (NIV Study Bible Notes).John’s testimony is especially tender, because of his friendship with Christ. He was the only one left at the foot of the cross with Mary and Christ’s best friend on this earth. John’s kinship with the one, triune God seeped into his bones and leapt out of his heart. Though omnipotent and sovereign, our God is a personal God.

In the words of John Piper, “Christ was not made. That is what it means to be God. And the Word was God.”

“Megs” writes about everyday life within the love of Christ. She stepped out of her comfort zone, and her Marketing career, to obey God’s call to stay home and be “Mom” in 2011. From that step of obedience her blog, Sunny&80, was born, a way to retain the funny everyday moments of motherhood. Meg is also a freelance writer and author of Friends with Everyone. She loves teaching God’s Word and leading her Monday morning Bible study, being a mom, distance running, and photography. Meg resides in Northern Ohio with her husband, two daughters, and Golden-Doodle—all avid Cleveland Browns fans. 

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In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – Islam is the second largest faith within the world after Christianity, with about 1.Eight billion Muslims international. Although its roots go returned further, scholars usually date the introduction of Islam to the 7th century, making it the youngest of the most important world religions. Islam started out in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, for the duration of the time of the prophet Muhammad’s lifestyles. Today, the faith is spreading unexpectedly at some point of the sector.

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Islam Facts

• The phrase “Islam” means “submission to the need of God.”
• Followers of Islam are known as Muslims.
• Muslims are monotheistic and worship one, all-knowing God, who in Arabic is called Allah.
• Followers of Islam purpose to stay a lifestyles of complete submission to Allah. They accept as true with that not anything can manifest without Allah’s permission, however human beings have unfastened will.
• Islam teaches that Allah’s word was revealed to the prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
• Muslims consider several prophets were despatched to teach Allah’s regulation. They recognize a number of the same prophets as Jews and Christians, including Abraham, Moses, Noah and Jesus. Muslims contend that Muhammad changed into the final prophet.
• Mosques are locations wherein Muslims worship.
• Some vital Islamic holy locations encompass the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, and the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina.
• The Quran (or Koran) is the principal holy text of Islam. The Hadith is some other essential ebook. Muslims additionally revere a few material observed inside the Judeo-Christian Bible.
• Followers worship Allah with the aid of praying and reciting the Quran. They accept as true with there could be a day of judgment, and lifestyles after demise.
• A important idea in Islam is “jihad,” which means that “struggle.” While the time period has been used negatively in mainstream tradition, Muslims agree with it refers to inner and outside efforts to guard their faith. Although rare, this can include navy jihad if a “just battle” is wanted.

Muhammad

In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – The prophet Muhammad, every now and then spelled Mohammed or Mohammad, changed into born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 570 A.D. Muslims believe he turned into the final prophet despatched through God to expose their faith to mankind.

According to Islamic texts and culture, an angel named Gabriel visited Muhammad in 610 A.D. Whilst he became meditating in a cave. The angel ordered Muhammad to recite the words of Allah.

Muslims agree with that Muhammad endured to acquire revelations from Allah at some stage in the relaxation of his lifestyles.

Starting in approximately 613, Muhammad started preaching at some point of Mecca the messages he obtained. He taught that there was no different God however Allah and that Muslims need to dedicate their lives to this God.

Hijra

In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – In 622, Muhammad traveled from Mecca to Medina together with his supporters. This adventure have become called the Hijra (additionally spelled Hegira or Hijrah), and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

Some seven years later, Muhammad and his many fans returned to Mecca and conquered the area. He persisted to evangelise until his demise in 632.

Abu Bakr

After Muhammad’s passing, Islam commenced to unfold hastily. A series of leaders, referred to as caliphs, became successors to Muhammad. This machine of management, which turned into run via a Muslim ruler, have become called a caliphate.

The first caliph turned into Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s father-in-regulation and close pal.

Abu Bakr died about two years after he become elected and changed into succeeded in 634 by using Caliph Umar, another father-in-regulation of Muhammad.

Caliphate System

When Umar become assassinated six years after being named caliph, Uthman, Muhammad’s son-in-regulation, took the function.

Uthman was additionally killed, and Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-regulation, become decided on as the following caliph.

During the reign of the first 4 caliphs, Arab Muslims conquered massive areas in the Middle East, such as Syria, Palestine, Iran and Iraq. Islam also spread all through regions in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The caliphate device lasted for centuries and in the end evolved into the Ottoman Empire, which managed large regions inside the Middle East from about 1517 till 1917, when World War I ended the Ottoman reign.

Sunnis and Shiites

In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – When Muhammad died, there has been debate over who ought to update him as chief. This brought about a schism in Islam, and two fundamental sects emerged: the Sunnis and the Shiites.

Sunnis make up nearly ninety percentage of Muslims worldwide. They be given that the first 4 caliphs have been the proper successors to Muhammad.

Shiite Muslims accept as true with that simplest the caliph Ali and his descendants are the actual successors to Muhammad. They deny the legitimacy of the first 3 caliphs. Today, Shiite Muslims have a massive presence in Iran, Iraq and Syria.

Other Types of Islam

Other, smaller Muslim denominations inside the Sunni and Shiite groups exist. Some of these consist of:

• Wahhabi: This Sunni sect, made from members of the Tameem tribe in Saudi Arabia, turned into founded in the 18th century. Followers have a look at an extremely strict interpretation of Islam that became taught by way of Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab.
• Alawite: This Shiite shape of Islam is widely wide-spread in Syria. Followers preserve comparable ideals approximately the caliph Ali however additionally look at some Christian and Zoroastrian vacations.
• Nation of Islam: This typically African-American, Sunni sect became based inside the 1930s in Detroit, Michigan.
• Kharijites: This sect broke from the Shiites after disagreeing over the way to pick out a brand new leader. They are acknowledged for radical fundamentalism, and these days are referred to as Ibadis.

Quran

The Quran.

In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – The Quran (from time to time spelled Qur’an or Koran) is considered the most important holy ebook among Muslims.

CONCLUSION

In The Beginning Was The Word Meaning – It consists of some simple facts this is determined within the Hebrew Bible in addition to revelations that were given to Muhammad. The textual content is taken into consideration the sacred word of God and supercedes any previous writings.

Most Muslims accept as true with that Muhammad’s scribes wrote down his phrases, which have become the Quran. (Muhammad himself was by no means taught to read or write.)

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In the beginning, there was the Word, and

As a young mind, we taught you that, in the beginning, there was the word.

In the beginning, there was The Word (John).

In the beginning, there was The Word (John).

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In the beginning of creation, there was the word.

Even down to the exact method, because in the beginning there was the word.

This is also indicated by the beginning of the inscription inscribed in Prokhor’s scroll: «In the beginning there was a word…», corresponding to the text of the first head of the Gospel of John.

На это же указывает начало надписи, вписанной в свиток Прохора: «В начале бе слово…», соответствующее тексту первой главы Евангелия от Иоанна.

Sir — Wherever the working classes have taken a part of their own in political movements, there, from the very beginning, their foreign policy was expressed in the few words — Restoration of Poland.

Повсюду, где рабочий класс принимал самостоятельно участие в политических движениях, его внешняя политика с самого начала выражалась в немногих словах — восстановление Польши.

In the beginning there was the word, or so we’re told.

In the beginning was the Word, and then there were more.

In the beginning there was love, not the word.

In the beginning there was the word — no, not THAT Word.

So it is not «in the beginning was the Bang,» but «in the beginning was the word, the will, and there was light; there was energy, matter, space, and time.»

In the beginning there was the word — no, not THAT Word.

«In the beginning there was the Word» However, what was there before that?

In the beginning there was not the word, but rather the image.

There‘s many Earth mythologies that begin, «In the beginning was the Word.»

At the beginning in the society there were accepted only members according to the national characteristics, in other words — people, who had some connection to the German ethnos, and the main aim of the society was revival and preservation of its ethnical identity.

Первоначально в общество принимались члены по национальному признаку, то есть люди имеющие принадлежность к немецкому этносу и основной целью организации было восстановление и сохранение своей этнической идентичности.

Although there are different experiences, for example: In the beginning was the Dao — one of the options for translating the first words of the Gospel of John.

Хотя есть разные опыты, например: «В начале было Дао» — один из вариантов перевода первых слов Евангелия от Иоанна.

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