John 1:14 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. (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.’”) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Revelation 19:13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active,
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” What is this Word? We know the Word was there in the beginning with God. We know the Word was God. We know all things were made through Him. Jesus said in John 10:30 “I and My Father are one”. The Word is Jesus Christ. Jesus was with God prior to creation. Jesus is eternal. Why would the Creator take on the form of a servant and allow being rejected, despised, beaten, and crucified? There is no other reason than Love. God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Out of love, He chose to redeem, forgive, and restore all of the lost souls who would believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He alone is the one and only true path/way to eternal life in heaven. Not because they are good enough or have done enough good but because they believed the opposite in and of themselves. Their minds and souls were awakened to their sinful nature and the Holiness of Jesus Christ. There is no amount of good works that can bridge this gap between sin and holiness besides Jesus Christ. In simple terms, they surrendered to this fact and wholly trusted in Jesus Christ alone. In this surrender and trust, they were forgiven, redeemed, and promised eternal life. The life they live now is, or at least should be, in humbler service, honor, obedience, and faith to the only one worthy, Jesus Christ. The Creator did not redeem us to be critical of each other but to love one another, to build one another up, to encourage one another, to help one another, to pray for one another, and to worship, glorify, and praise Jesus Christ together. There ought to be no room in our hearts, minds, and souls for anything other than our love, trust, and obedience to Jesus Christ.
