We're embarking on a new book today, and we're going to start going through the book of John. While John is the most unlike any of the other Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke are strikingly similar), many Christians hand the book of John to people curious about the faith. It's simple language and profound images leave a lasting impact on the reader.
Here we are introduced to God. And we are given a second character- the mysterious Word. A man named John gives testimony to who the Word is, but is not the Word himself. No, the Word is beyond any human being. A creator, a sustainer, the source of life for all humanity. And so this Word coming into the world would be embraced, right?
Already, the stage is being set for tragedy. The darkness does not understand the light, and the Word is going to be rejected by the very people the Word came to save. Yet, the Word still succeeded and has created a family that exists even to this day!
But wait, the Word is a person??? The divine hero of the story is flesh and blood?
Consider for a moment what that means. Pretend for a moment that you have no history with Christianity, and consider what it means for your life that the hero, the Word, the light, is a flesh and blood person, and post here what that means for you.
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