Comments on: In þe bigynnyng was þe word http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/12/in-the-bigynnyng-was-the-word/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: David T. Koyzis http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/12/in-the-bigynnyng-was-the-word/#comment-20509 David T. Koyzis Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:30:25 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=12033#comment-20509 The Prologue to John's Gospel is the ninth lesson in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Lessons_and_Carols" rel="nofollow">Nine Lessons and Carols</a> service that began in England at the end of the 19th century. It is unquestionably the climax of the service, and it always takes my breath away when I hear it. Could it have had the same impact on Wycliffe's Middle English Christians when they heard it in their own language for the first time? The Prologue to John’s Gospel is the ninth lesson in the Nine Lessons and Carols service that began in England at the end of the 19th century. It is unquestionably the climax of the service, and it always takes my breath away when I hear it. Could it have had the same impact on Wycliffe’s Middle English Christians when they heard it in their own language for the first time?

]]> By: Steve Drake http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/12/in-the-bigynnyng-was-the-word/#comment-20508 Steve Drake Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:22:49 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=12033#comment-20508 What a beautiful picture David the apostle John paints for us, mirroring that found in the opening chapter of Genesis. The phrase, 'In the beginning' is the exact same way Genesis 1:1 starts. John reiterates the cardinal doctrine of creation in these verses, and points to the <i>logos</i>: <blockquote>All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. (John 1:3)</blockquote> What a poignant reminder as we get set tomorrow to celebrate this <i>logos</i> birth and entrance into our world as human flesh and blood (John 1:14) that in Him was life and light (John 1:4), the true light that enlightens every man (John 1:9) What a beautiful picture David the apostle John paints for us, mirroring that found in the opening chapter of Genesis. The phrase, ‘In the beginning’ is the exact same way Genesis 1:1 starts. John reiterates the cardinal doctrine of creation in these verses, and points to the logos:

All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. (John 1:3)

What a poignant reminder as we get set tomorrow to celebrate this logos birth and entrance into our world as human flesh and blood (John 1:14) that in Him was life and light (John 1:4), the true light that enlightens every man (John 1:9)

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