The Christian Message:
Question:
How did Jesus Christ come to be? What was [is] His origin?
Answer:
The Bible says: "In the beginning"
referring to the "Word," which is Jesus Christ. The Scripture again interprets itself, because in verse John 1:14, it explains "who" the "Word," is. Jesus Christ was not only present when He was born of the Virgin Mary; He was present in eternity - "in the beginning."
Scripture teaches that one of the Triune God’s “attributes,” is that He is a “spirit,” [John 4:24] -- [Also, that He is “Invisible” -- 1 Timothy 1:17] Scripture also, ascribes to God, the quality of being, “Eternal.” That means that He has no beginning and no end. [Psalm 90:1;2] Hence, Mary, the (earthly) mother of Jesus, cannot be what some, erroneously term, the “Mother of God.”
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
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GJ - The Gospel of John is my favorite for many reasons.
The Gospel of John is from the "disciple Jesus loved," the one entrusted with the care of Mary, after the death and resurrection of his Savior.
The Fourth Gospel was written, inspired by the Holy Spirit, to create faith through the Word.
KJV John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Also, the Gospel of John supplements the first three Gospels with priceless sermons from Jesus and additional information that helps us understand the historical context.
For a time the rationalists attacked the truth of John's Gospel by placing it several hundred years after the ministry of Christ. Research has shown that we have the earlier fragment of any Gospel from John, which places the author in the first century. The language and geographical details show John to be very early rather than late. Anyone who has read it carefully can feel the intensity of a first-hand account.
I realize how much this research can be debated, but I find it intriguing that the tools of the sceptics have been used to show how wrong they are.
