Pastor Rusty Milton
"The Word Became Flesh"
John 1:14-18 ESV
Before John tells us about Jesus taking on flesh, he gives us a preface about who he was before that: the eternal Word of God. There are two things to understand from this passage: the Word was eternally with God as God (v. 1), distinct from the Father, not created but pre-existent; and the Word then took on flesh, which was necessary to make the Father known to mankind.
How do we apply this? Remind yourself that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind, and that to do this, we must fully know the triune God. This is accomplished as we move into a relationship with Jesus, who makes the fullness of God known to us.
John 1:14-18
English Standard Version
14 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. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
Pastor Rusty Milton
"The Word Became Flesh"
John 1:14-18 ESV
Before John tells us about Jesus taking on flesh, he gives us a preface about who he was before that: the eternal Word of God. There are two things to understand from this passage: the Word was eternally with God as God (v. 1), distinct from the Father, not created but pre-existent; and the Word then took on flesh, which was necessary to make the Father known to mankind.
How do we apply this? Remind yourself that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind, and that to do this, we must fully know the triune God. This is accomplished as we move into a relationship with Jesus, who makes the fullness of God known to us.
John 1:14-18
English Standard Version
14 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. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.