"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. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
These first five verses of John relate how the universe, mankind, and all other life, came to be. John declared herein that ALL things were created by the will and hand of God. These five verses equally relate the importance of the bible to us, saying plainly that the "word" WAS God.
There are many who question the authorship of much of the bible and challenge its authenticity. This challenge can easily be answered by acknowledging that God Himself was the author by the hand of whomever He divinely chose to write it down.
These verses should provoke us to study the entire Old Testament, since it contains the answers to all the questions about the origin of life and, any other questions that might be asked about God's overall plan and purpose for mankind.
Although it was, at that time, written for the ancient Jews, the Old Testament with is the "schoolmaster" for learning the purpose for the coming of Jesus Christ.
It is doubly hard to understand the New Testament without having studied the Old Testament also; "But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been *baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
John used these five verses as a foundation for His account of The ministry of Jesus.~
*The term "Baptized" as it is applied in this text means; 'having been made one with Jesus Christ'. This is not a reference to water immersion.
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