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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God” (John 1:1-2).
The Bible talks about a number of beginnings, and I would like to look at some of them over the next few days. The beginning in our verses today goes back the furthest, for it is a beginning that was before anything else that had a beginning. God uses the word “beginning” because it is impossible for us, as humans with limited minds, to wrap our minds around the thought of eternity. But these verses teach us that God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is called “the Word” in these verses, existed from a past eternity. He had no beginning, but was a distinct divine Being, was “with God,” and was God.
Sad to say, there are those today who deny these precious truths. But God’s Word tells us the truth, even though we cannot totally understand it. We accept by faith what God says, and enjoy it.
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