John 1:1-5

So, here it is! My first E-Bible Study post. To get started I thought I should start with the book most often suggested and read first as a basis for faith; the book of John. 

John 1:1-5
 ¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Here's how I read it....

"In the beginning was Jesus, and Jesus was with God and Jesus and the Father are one. Jesus was there in the beginning with God. All things were made through Jesus and without him was not any thing made that was made. In Jesus was life, and He shines as a light through men. Jesus overtakes evil and evil shall not overcome him."

Now...how in the world did I come to the realization that "the Word" is Jesus? I cheated... skip down to verse 14, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."  THE WORD BECAME FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US! Yes, this is Jesus! The "one and only Son, who came from the Father."

So then I thought, how can I possibly think of Jesus as existing in Old Testament days when the Jesus I relate to is of flesh and bones? That's when my A-HA moment hits....

The Word... every time God (or the Father) speaks in the Old Testament, that is Jesus. And when you compare the Word as it is spoken during the OT days with the very character of Jesus in the flesh, THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME! The very character of Jesus is the very spoken word of the OT days.

The Word is Jesus. 
Every time God speaks, it is Jesus. 
And every time we read the Bible, we are taking in Jesus.