John

I've been going through the gospel of John slowly and asking as many questions as I can. This is from my previous time in study.

John 1:1 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God."
*"Word" is a proper noun relating to Jesus Himself.
*Jesus/the Word, was in the beginning. Jesus was not in the flesh at this time, but of spirit just like his Father and the Spirit, (Genesis "the Spirit hovered over the waters"). They were all together in the beginning as one perfect, harmonious triune God; three persons, but one God.

John 1:3- "All things came into being through Him and apart from Him nothign came into being that has come into being."
*The previous verse uses the pronoun "He" and it is continues in verse 3 using "Him" meaning it is still referring to Jesus, so through Jesus "all thigns came into being" and "nothing came into being that hasn't come into being" through Jesus. Jesus in spirit before coming to flesh was the creator? Did they all have a "say" in how the earth was created; working together using the character of all threein one to create something so perfect; dependable, beautiful, usable, etc.

John 1:4- "In Him was life, and the lif was the Light of men."
*Light is a proper noun. (Jesus is also the Light, or maybe it is referring to Truth) The ruth is the light of men, because....
John 1:5- The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. Light is the truth, which is Jesus! But the world didn't comprehend it!

John 1:10-"He was in the world, an the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him." The creator of the world which He came to dwell on, two things which weren't necessary for Him to do (but did so for the sake of love), did not know him. They did not recognize Him.
John 1:11- Even "His own" did not receive Him!! "e came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. (!!!!!)

John 1:12 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,"
We have the right to become His children. This is the joy of Christ. Have you ever seen a man/woman whose delight in their children lifted them up to such heights. Their children, their own, gave them so much pleasure as they were their own. God sees it this way! He takes pleasure in us and in our praise of Him. He wants so badly for us to be dependant on Him and to praise Him with our all, but to screw up. What if I didn't screw up, then my father would have never needed to help me up and set me back on my feet. What are my favorite memories of my father? When he picked me up and protected me! When he lifted me up and bandaged my wounds. When I would injure myself and look up and see him on his feet eager to carry me anywhere to protect me. If I were a perfect child then I wouldn't know my fathers providence (how he provides) for me and his love for me. We are human and are supposed to fall and break. Look up and appreciate God's providence for you.

This is a pretty long study to be writing here. I'm sure that there aren't going to be many reading this, but I'm cerainly edified to have been able to write it somewhere; somewhere that I might be alone and safe to write, but vulnerable enough that if someone would so desire can read this. I like this journalling.

Praise the Lord