Continuing our journey through John
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”16 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,,who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.
A few thoughts
- Can you imagine what it was like for God to encapsulate himself in something so fragile as human flesh?
- The Message translation goes as far as saying god ‘moved into the neighborhood’. There is this strong sense that God wanted to be a part of the fabric of our culture, joining us right where we live.
- Christ was full of grace and truth? Why do we so often think we need to speak or act with one or the other?
- John was being poetic with the phrase of ‘the one who comes after… because he was before me’. The underlying truth in it all is that while we may see God presently and actively working in our lives now and going forward, He’s always been there long before we realized.
- What might it mean by God now being ‘known’?
