We continue to study important words, concepts, and phrases found in the New Testament especially that help us understand how to live, understand God Himself, and who we are in Christ. We are looking at a lot of different words and it’s appropriate that we would look at the word, Word!
John 1 uses the Greek word logos here. It is used only by the apostle John in the gospel of John, and it is not found anywhere else. John had an agenda and idea in mind here that he was trying to communicate to us concerning the logos, or as translated in our Bibles, the Word. It says in John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” What does the word, Word mean? Part of our problem is that it is not found in other parts of our New Testament, nor does John take the time to explain what he means. It seems very poetic and metaphorical, and it is a beautiful picture of Christ is, but why did he use the word logos or Word to describe Jesus Christ? . . .
