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b. To make his story more exciting

c. To show that true believers will always experience miracles if they have
enough faith

d. To get people to read his gospel more than the other gospels

What does John call Jesus in the first chapter of his gospel?

a. A brilliant thinker

b. The Word of God in the flesh

c. A great teacher

d. A great spiritual leader

How did many of the Jewish people respond to Jesus? How does Jesus

want you to respond to Him? What step of faith can you take right now to
move toward Jesus and demonstrate trust in Him?

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JESUS: THE WORD IN ETERNITY. IN THE WORLD. IN THE FLESH.

1 In the beginning (that by which anything begins to be | cause) was

the Word, and the Word was with (near | face to face | These words
express the co-existence, but at the same time the distinction of

person. They imply relation with intercourse with. That is to say, “in
the bosom of the Father”. John 1:18, and “Let us make man” of

Genesis 1:26.) “Throned face to face with God) God, and the Word
was (equal in meaning) God.

John 1:1 carries us into the depths of eternity, before time or creatures

were. Genesis and John both start from ‘the beginning,’ but, while
Genesis works downwards from that point and tells what followed, John