Why does it say in John the word was God? Why does it not also say God was the word here or elsewhere ?

Question

Many bible scholars insist that Jesus is the word and that Jesus is God. They insist that God is a trinity of some form. If this be true the statement God was word and word was God would both be absolutely correct. This would be under the principle of substitution of identical twins who are equal in all respects. [of course the equal in all respects is not true of identical twins, but some scholars insist such is true about Jesus and God] WHY?

Answer 1

Please, please, darling you are trying to think too hard. Don't just read the Word of God, study it and you will know the meaning.

Answer 2

This is one for the reasons why I gave up religion, people could not understand the basic concept of something they pray too. Okay let me see if I can make this simple for you.

The trinity (which is only believed by some Christians) is God in his three forms. Father: God the creator, Son: God on earth as Jesus, and the Holy Ghost: The death of Jesus as he goes back to being God.

What John 1:1 is talking about is that God is the word, and the word is with him. This means that there are no other true words but God, that to except him is to except all that he is and his words as they are written. The problem there is that the word of God was written by man, who keeps changing them, so is the word really with God, or is it with the publisher?

Don't you just hate it when an atheist knows more then the so called religious people? Makes you wonder, doesn't it.

Answer 3

First off the scripture says John 1:1 in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God.

It also say Jesus was the express image of God.
Next for you trinity people, aside from being the Father Son and Holy Ghost, he was a burning bush, pillar of cloud by day, and pillar of fire by night. I count 6 not 3. We could go on and on but God changes to meet our needs. He is still God.

Answer 4

Chapter One of the Gospel of St. John indeed states that 'the Word was God.' However, you are reading it out of context.

This is how it reads: "In the beginning was the Word; the Word was in God's presence, and the Word was God.

He was present to God in the beginning. Through Him all things came into being, and apart from Him nothing came to be.

Whatever came to be in Him, found life, life for the light of men. The light shines on in darkness, a darkness that did not over come it."

Then St. John goes on to say (about the Word): "To His own He came, yet His own did not accept Him..." So now we are beginning to see that the Gospel is speaking of Jesus who was not accepted as the Messiah by His own people, the Jews.

John I; 14 reads: "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us, and we have seen his glory; the glory of an only Son coming from the Father..."

So the 'Word' St. John speaks of is the Son of God, Jesus the Christ. The very first phrase in this Chapter of John tells us that "the Word was God, referring to the Son." We already know that the Father is also God, so St. John is introducing us to the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity who like the Father is God. So the Word became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, but He did not cease to be God because he took on flesh. He also became a man.

Finally, 1 John 5 speaks of 'three who testify, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; and these three are one.'

The Trinity is a mystery; perhaps our brains are not 'wired' to understand it. I believe that God first revealed Himself as Father when Mankind could best relate to a father-figure. Later as the Son, a Brother to Man. Finally God revealed Himself as He really is, Spirit.

I really don't think we are dealing with 'triplets,' which would be three seperate, but identical, beings. I believe in One God in Three Divine Persons. I can't explain it any better than that.

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Answer 5

God is omnipresent (everywhere, all at once) so He can be all three at the same time (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit). It is hard to understand and accept this until you put away your human tendency to try to explain things in terms of what we as humans understand is possible.

God can do what we believe is impossible. People are healed of terminal illness and there is no medical explanation. Prayer is answered and people find work, receive enough to pay bills, find someone to marry and there is no logical explanation.

Heavenly Father is the God of the impossible.

Answer 6

These passages refer to Jesus because Jesus is the physical incarnation of God. Jesus is the Son of God, thus the second member of the Trinity made flesh. All members of the Trinity are individual persons, yet they act as one, meaning that they are always in complete agreement. They do not argue and fight with one another like we humans do. There is no substitution involved---the members of the Trinity are who they represent themselves to be.

Answer 7

The accurate Greek translation by world re-known and accepted Westcott and Hort, show a different statement. It has that the 'Word is god'. See the difference? The Father is God, but the Son is god, showing the distinction.

Answer 8

Word was God because everything that the Bible says was about God.

Answer 9

God is Spirit he is not a twin but a trinity not a trplet.

Answer 10

GOD decided to take human form i.e prophecy, the word, to give up the mantle of GOD in human form, Jesus, to be subjected to the same temptations and experience and overcome them. To be sinless in order to take on our sins and offer us salvation if we believe in him. However we oftentimes continue to crucify him by asking for redemption yet continue to sin. Jesus said in regards to judgement "You who have faith but know works I will not know" To be enlightened go to www.ucg.org The future is bright.

Answer 11

well, in church, you often hear the speaker say "this is the word of God". you certainly don't hear him/her say "this is the God of word" which sounds weird.