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After 70 years of worship and reflection, John (95-100 CE) gives us the fullest vision: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh." We unpack John's Prologue line by line, exploring what Logos meant to Stoics and Jews, and how John applies it to Jesus. This isn't claiming Jesus is a second God, but that the divine ordering principle of reality became transparent in a human life. The implications are staggering: creation is good, humans have dignity, self-giving love is the pattern of reality, all truth participates in the Logos. We've watched the vision expand from Mark's suffering human to John's cosmic Christ. Same Jesus. Deepest comprehension. This sermon concludes the series by asking: If Jesus is the Logos made flesh, how do we live? Keywords: John's Gospel, Logos, Word made flesh, Incarnation, cosmic Christ, Stoic philosophy, creation, self-giving love, theological development
By Grace UMCAfter 70 years of worship and reflection, John (95-100 CE) gives us the fullest vision: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh." We unpack John's Prologue line by line, exploring what Logos meant to Stoics and Jews, and how John applies it to Jesus. This isn't claiming Jesus is a second God, but that the divine ordering principle of reality became transparent in a human life. The implications are staggering: creation is good, humans have dignity, self-giving love is the pattern of reality, all truth participates in the Logos. We've watched the vision expand from Mark's suffering human to John's cosmic Christ. Same Jesus. Deepest comprehension. This sermon concludes the series by asking: If Jesus is the Logos made flesh, how do we live? Keywords: John's Gospel, Logos, Word made flesh, Incarnation, cosmic Christ, Stoic philosophy, creation, self-giving love, theological development