A Commentary - John 1:1-3

I am going to begin a commentary on The Gospel of John. This was in my judgment the most spiritual book ever written, and I want to provide the world with my take on John's story of Jesus. It may be that this commentary will never get finished, but at least we have a start.
Thanks for reading.

John 1:1-3

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

John had arguably the most intimate relationship with Jesus that any human being ever had. On five different occasions John referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” And probably, John was not only one whom Jesus loved but one he trusted and could talk to and one with whom he felt free to share the mysteries of the Kingdom. No doubt, Jesus had talked to John extensively about his role in the world including the part he played in the creation process . John obviously believed that he had a unique perspective; a story that he had to tell. The world just had to know that Jesus did not happen on the scene as the baby of Mary and Joseph. He had been here from the beginning. Jesus thirty plus year sojourn on this earth was only a very small part of his existence.

It is interesting to consider the title John gave Jesus. He chose not to use any of the Old Testament titles such as The King of Kings, Mighty God, Wonderful Counselor or the Prince of Peace or any of the New Testament titles like master, teacher, advocate or Lord, Son of God or Son of Man. John’s title for Jesus, The Logos, encompassed all of the above and a lot more. John was saying that in the beginning all the good things that make up the world such as music, medicine, science, mathematics and even more modern things like aerodynamics, electronics and computer graphics as well as the energy, enthusiasm, intelligence and love it would take to make them work came through Jesus.

There are scientist who believe that the world was created as a result of a “Big Bang,” an explosion of matter and energy that propelled the stars and planets into space. John may have had a similar thought, the only difference being that in John’s mind Jesus was there. Jesus was the one who pulled the string or pushed the button or did what had to be done to set the process in motion. It was Jesus, The Logos, who not only caused the “big bang” but controlled it.