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John 1
The Eternal Word
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 nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.
2006-06-25 16:53:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Correction:
Did Jesus exist before He was born on earth?
2006-06-25 16:54:21 · update #1
Yes. That scripture you quoted tells alot. In Genesis, God said, Let US make man in OUR image, in OUR likeness. Also, refer to I John 5 : 7: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
2006-06-25 16:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by Shalom Yerushalayim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was never born.
The earliest Christians writings show Jesus to be a spiritual being, following the story of the books of Enoch, where the Son of Man is victorious in the spiritual domain, and simultaneously acts as the intermediary between a corrupted creation and an unapproachable god.
The 'word' as translated in English, is Logos in the original Greek (yes, it was written originaly in Greek, not Aramaic). Logos did not simply mean "word". It was a mystical concept in the first/second century, which referred to the practice of reading between the lines of ancient scriptures to come up with new 'revelations'.
2006-06-26 00:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You correctly answered your own question with the verses you quoted. Go back to that same passage and read vs. 14.
John 1:14
"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."
That Word that was made flesh was Jesus. Which means Jesus did exist before He was born on this earth.
2006-06-26 00:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by b c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-06-25 23:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by justwondering 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and Yes.
Also, Jesus himself told us that he existed before he was born. For example, Jesus said "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am" (John 8; also see John 10 and 14).
2006-06-25 23:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by LookingOut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-06-25 23:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by Grog The Fish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-06-25 23:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes Jesus existed in HEAVEN before he was born.....but when he was born he came to EARTH as a baby......so yes he was alive just not on earth...
2006-06-25 23:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by ca_license_pl8t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I believe you answered your own question.
2006-06-25 23:58:21 · answer #9 · answered by luv2so2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. There's something called trinity. He is, was, and will be the word.
2006-06-25 23:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by h-townguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋