25- GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN. Barnes' New
Testament
Verse 1. In the
beginning. This expression is used also in Genesis 1:1. To that place
John evidently has allusion here, and means to apply to "the Word" an
expression which is there applied to God. In both places it clearly
means "before creation," "before the world was made,"
"when as yet there was nothing." The meaning is,
that the Word had an existence before the world was created. This is not
spoken of the man Jesus, but of that which became a man, or was
incarnate, John 1:14.
The Hebrews, by expressions like this, commonly denoted eternity. Thus the
eternity of God is described (Psalms 90:2): Before
the mountains were brought forth, &c.; and eternity is commonly expressed by the phrase, before
the foundation of the world. Whatever is meant by the term
"Word," it is clear that it had an existence before creations.
It is not, then, a creature or created being, and must be, therefore,
uncreated and eternal. There is but one Being
that is uncreated, and Jesus must be therefore divine. Compare the Saviour's own declarations respecting himself
in the following places:
John 8:58- (I-AM.htm
/W/BBD) (SP* 1) ; 17:5; 6:62; 3:13; 6:46; 8:14; 16:28.
brought forth, defined in
Prov8-22 open each
Theology -and Theology-of GOD.
in Harmony from 1:26 3:22 Prov8-22 to Rev 1:1 11:1Was the Word. Greek,
"was the Logos." This name is given to him who afterward
became flesh, or was incarnate (John 1:14)--that is, to
the Messiah. Whatever is meant by it, therefore, is applicable to the Lord
Jesus Christ. There have been many opinions about the reason why this name was
given to the Son of God. Those opinions it is unnecessary to repeat. The
opinion which seems most plausible may be expressed as follows:
1st. A word is that by
which we communicate our will; by which we convey our thoughts;
2nd. The Son of God may be called
"the Word," because he is the medium by which God promulgates his
will and issues his commandments. See Hebrews 1:1-3.Open Heb1-3.htm defined/W/BBD
3rd. This term was in use before
the time of John.
(a) It was used in the Chaldee translation of the Old Testament, as, e.g., Isaiah 45:12: "I have
made the earth, and created man upon it." In the Chaldee
it is, "I, by my word, have made," &c. Isaiah 48:13: "Mine
hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth." In the Chaldee, "By my word I have founded the
earth." And so in many other places.
(b) This term was used by the Jews as applicable to the Messiah. In their writings he was commonly known by the term "Mimra "--that is, "Word;" and no small part of the interpositions of God in defence of the Jewish nation were declared to be by "the Word of God." Thus, in their Targum on Deuteronomy 26:17,18
it is said, "Ye
have appointed THE WORD OF GOD a king over you this day, that he may be your
God." (GOD defined/W/BBD (SP* 1) )
GODorgod defined/W/BBD (SP* 1)
(c) The term was used by the Jews
who were scattered among the Gentiles, and especially those who were conversant
with the Greek philosophy.
(d) The term was used by the
followers of Plato among the Greeks, /W/BBD
to denote the second person of the Trinity.
AFact.htm defined/W/BBD (SP* 1) The term nous, or mind,
was commonly given to this second person, but it was said that this nous was the word or reason of the
first person. The term was therefore extensively in use among the Jews and
Gentiles before John wrote his Gospel, and it was
certain that it would be applied to the second person of the Trinity by
Christians, whether converted from Judaism or Paganism. It was important,
therefore, that the meaning of the term should be settled by an inspired
man, and accordingly John, in the commencement of his Gospel, is at much pains
to state clearly what is the true doctrine respecting the Logos, or Word. It is
possible, also, that the doctrines of the Gnostics had begun to spread
in the time of John. They were an Oriental sect, and held that the Logos
or Word was one of the AEons that had
been created, and that this one had been united to the man Jesus. If that
doctrine had begun then to prevail, it was of the more importance for John to
settle the truth in regard to the rank of the Logos or Word. This he has done
in such a way that there need be no doubt about its meaning.
Was with God. This expression denotes
friendship or intimacy. Comp. Mark 9:19. John affirms
that he was with God in the beginning-- that is, before the world was
made. It implies, therefore, that he was partaker of the divine glory; that he
was blessed and happy with God. It proves that he was intimately united with
the Father, so as to partake of his glory and to be appropriately called by the
name God. He has himself explained it. See John 17:5: And now, O
Father, glorify thou me with thine own self,
with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. See also John 1:18: No man hath
seen God at any time, the only-begotten Son, which IS IN THE BOSOM OF
THE FATHER, he hath declared him. See also John 3:13: The Son of
man, which is in heaven. Comp. Philippians 2:6,7. John5-26-30CommentaryNote.htm
defined/W/BBD (SP* 1)
Was God. In the previous phrase John had
said that the Word was with God. Lest it should be supposed that he was
a different and inferior being, he here states that he was God.
There is no more unequivocal declaration in the Bible than this, and there could
be no stronger proof that the sacred writer meant to affirm that the Son of God
was equal with the Father; for,
1st. There is no doubt that by the
Logos is meant Jesus Christ.
3rd. There is no variation here in
the manuscripts, and critics have observed that the Greek will bear no other
construction than what is expressed in our translation-that the Word was God.
4th. There
is no evidence that John intended to use the word God in an inferior
sense. It is not "the Word was a god," or "the Word was like
God," but the Word was God. He had just used the word God
as evidently applicable to Jehovah, the true God; and it is absurd to suppose
that the would in the same verse, and without any indication that he was
using the word in an inferior sense, employ it to denote a being altogether
inferior to the true God.
5th. The name God is elsewhere given to him, showing that he is the supreme God.
(2 Cor.Open
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See Romans 9:5; Hebrews 1:8,9,10-12; 1 John 5:20; John 20:28.
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The meaning of this
important verse may then be thus summed up:
1st. The name Logos, or Word, is
given to Christ in reference to his becoming the Teacher or Instructor of
mankind; the medium of communication between God and man.
2nd. The
name was in use at the time of John, and it was his design to state the correct
doctrine respecting the Logos.
3rd. The Word, or Logos,
existed before creation--of course was not a creature, and must
have been, therefore, from eternity. EternalSonOfGod.htm defined/W/BBD (SP* 1) (Trindirty
defined/W/BBD (SP* 1)
4th. He was with God--that
is, he was united to him in a most intimate and close union before the
creation; and, as it could not be said that God was with himself, it
follows that the Logos was in some sense distinct from God, or that
there was a distinction between the Father and the Son. When we say that
one is with another, we imply that there is some sort of distinction
between them.
5th. Yet,
lest it should be supposed that he was a different and inferior being--a
creature--he affirms that he was God--that is, was equal with the Father. This
is the foundation of the doctrine of the Trinity: (Trindirty defined/W/BBD (SP* 1)
1. That the second person is in
some sense distinct from the first.
2. That he is intimately united
with the first person in essence, so that there are not two or more Gods.
3. That the second person may be called by the same name; has the same attributes; performs the same works; and is entitled to the same honours with the first, and that therefore he is "the same in substance, and equal in power and glory,"
with God. 1John5-9.htm defined/W/BBD (SP* 1)
{a}
"In the beginning" Proverbs 8:22-31; Colossians 1:16,17;
1 John 1:1-----GODorgod.htm---- Prov8-22 Col1-15.htm
{b}
"the Word" Revelation
{c} "with God" John 17:5----------------------------- Oneness.htm
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5 Keep this attitude in you that the Anointed One Jesus had: 6 Although he once existed in the same shape as God, he didn’t consider trying to make himself equal to God. 7 Rather, he emptied himself into the shape of a slave and became a man. 8 And when he found himself shaped as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient until his death… yes, death on a pole. 9 This is why God promoted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the title that is over all others. 10 So, in the name of Jesus, every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the ground should bend, 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus the Anointed One is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 So, my loved ones, in the same way that you have always obeyed (not just when I’m there but also while I’m away), keep working toward your salvation as you tremble with fear. 13 For God is the One who provides the will and the way, if you have the desire
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