Key Words In John 1

In John 1:1, John said “the Word…”. The Word, or Jesus, has been with God since the beginning of time, and now there is a witness named John the Baptist that is testifying about Jesus coming down to the Earth. John 1:1 was most likely written between 90-100 AD, and the book was written by Jesus’ disciple John. John’s intented audience were both non-Christians and doubtful Christians because he wanted to confirm them in their faith. Jesus has been with God for forever and will be coming down to Earth shortly, but at the time of John 1:1, Jesus is living in Heaven while John is testifying about him. This phrase was said as a prologue for the gospel of John. Some of the people Jesus returned to, the Jews, did not recognize him as the Word, but thought of him as a prophet or a teacher.
The word beginning comes from the Greek word arche and is “anything that begins to be, the origin, or the active cause.” This word shows how long the Word has been with God, in this case, since the beginning. The phrase, the Word, comes from the Greek word logos and means “”something uttered by a living voice that embodies an idea.” This phrase shows that Jesus was put onto the Earth by God and He embodies the idea of free salvation. Finally, the word God derives from the Greek word theos and means “something spoken of the only and true God”. This is showing that the Word is the one and only true God. Genesis 1:1 and John 1ff:1 start with the same first three words: In the beginning. Jesus connects these two verses because He was there at the very beginning with God during the creation of the