John’s Prologue – Part 1
John’s Prologue – Part 1
John 1:1–18
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Sunday School,  February 16, 2014

When John writes, “In the beginning,” his readers familiar with Genesis 1:1 expect the next word to be “God.” But instead, John supplies, “the Word.” As the prologue unfolds, the reader discovers that the “Word” is none other than Jesus Christ, the subject of John’s gospel. In other words, John begins by putting Jesus Christ both historically and theologically in his proper place: Jesus is eternal God. In this first lesson on John’s prologue, we will focus our attention on the opening verses of the Gospel. Despite objections from those who hold to a false doctrine of Christ, John’s language carefully proclaims the Lord Jesus to be equal in essence with the Father.

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