V1-44 Who or What Is the Word?
How might someone argue that “the Word” in John 1:1-3 is referring to DNA? How might someone else argue against it? Who or what is “the Word” actually referring to? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week's edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.
Bible Passages
The following Scripture quotations from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) are provided for your convenience. Please feel free to use the Bible and translation of your choice.
Memory Passage: John 1:1–3
John 1:1–3
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Connection Passage #1: Hebrews 1:1–3
Hebrews 1:1–3
1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Connection Passage #2: Colossians 1:15–17
Colossians 1:15–17
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Connection Passage #3: John 8:58
John 8:58
58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
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