“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” John 1:1-3 NIV
The Gospel of John begins with this metaphysical equation of God with “the Word,” who it becomes clear shortly thereafter, is Jesus.
But the Word that would take on flesh and become Jesus is here being identified with the principle of creation through whom all things were made, and we aren’t necessarily compelled to believe that prior to Jesus’ physical existence it was Jesus who was creating the w…
