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Monthly Question Page
Q. Could you explain why the Lord is referred to as the “Word” in John 1:14? Part 1
A. Words give expression to thoughts and ideas. A writer puts words on paper, and as they are read, they take shape in our minds, forming mental pictures of what the writer is seeking to convey to us. The better the writer is with words the more accurate and vivid the picture formed in our brain. This may be true in an oral sense as well. A speaker who is skilled in language and presentation causes his hearers to have an understanding of his thoughts through word pictures. We often say of someone, “He has a way with words.” He is able to clearly communicate through the medium of speech, that is, by the use of words.
So it is with God! He has clearly communicated to us who He is through the incarnation (Christ come in human form) of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ … The WORD! Our verse states, “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 1:14).
• Continued next month
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