"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made" (John 1:1-3).

John's prologue begins with the same phrase used by Moses in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning." This is not coincidental. The apostle focuses attention on the divine nature of the Word by introducing the timelessness of the Word who "became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14). God is eternal. The Word is eternal. Thus, "the Word was with God and was God" in the beginning. There has never been a moment when the Word was not divine. God exists outside of time, space and matter. The Word, who is God, created all these "in the beginning." No wonder Scripture says, "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth... For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast" (Psalm 33:6, 9; see "God said" in Genesis 1). The Word was at work creating all things in the beginning. John boldly and unequivocally identifies Jesus Christ as our Creator. Jesus is eternal God who took upon Himself flesh (John 1:14). In Him alone, deity and humanity are miraculously joined. Jesus is God, the Word who brought "grace and truth" to the world (John 1:17, 34). This fundamental truth is central to faith and life in the Son (1 John 5:11-13).