John 1:1-14

Gospel According to John

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 (Underline/highlight “Word” and “Light” in this/these passage of Scripture. Underline/highlight all the references to the Word and the Light.)

John 1:1-14

1.    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God. 3. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. 4. In him was life; and the life was the Light of men. 5. And the Light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6: There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through  him might believe. 8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10. He was in the world, and the world was made by  him, and the world knew him not. 11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 8:12

          Then Spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

1: Who is the Word? Jesus

John 1:14; And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...

2: Who Is the Light? Jesus

John 8:12; Then Spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

3: When was the beginning?

Genesis 1:1; In the beginning God....

(Underline/highlight beginning with a different color)

Genesis 1:1-31

1.    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3. And  God said, Let there be light; and there was light. 4. And  God saw the light, that it was good: and  God divided the light from the darkness. 5. And  God called the light day and the darkness he called night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6. And  God said, let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7. And  God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8. And  God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9. And  God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10. And  God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he seas: And  God saw that it was good. 11. And  God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth and it was so. 12. And the earth brought forth grass, and the herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. 15. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth. 18. And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creatures that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22. And God blessed them, saying, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26. And God said, Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

4a: What do we speak?

We speak words.

4b: So, when the Bible says “God Said” what is he using?

He is using his Word

A big concept we see here “In the Beginning” is what we call the Trinity. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is a concept we will see as we continue through our study in the Bible.

To summarize what we have learned: 

1: Jesus is the Word, or the Word of God

2: Jesus is the Light of the world

3: Jesus was present and created the world as part of a Triune God in Genesis 1.

Now, the reason I separated the colors here is because as we continue on in our study there will be absolute references to each member of the Trinity. With this in mind it is most important to remember that we are Monotheistic, meaning we believe in only ONE GOD, However we do believe in a TRIUNE, meaning THREE, GODHEAD.

Although our minds are finite and can never fully understand this concept the easiest way to think about it is the example of an egg. You have the shell, the white and the yoke but yet you only have one egg. (This is not a full proof description as some may point out the membrane between the shell and the white as a fourth part.)

There is also a triangle description. Here is a great video on the trinity using the triangle.

So, how about you? Did you get all the same highlights? What do you think? Let me know by sending me a message. Look forward to hearing from you. If you would like a print out of Part 1 of this study you can download it below.

For our next study we will pick up at John 1:15.

May the Lord bless you until we meet again.