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Originally Posted by zeek
Apparently what isn't up for discussion is the Word which was in the beginning with God and was God becoming flesh and dwelling among us. The Bible says that same Word which was God is the one who died, was resurrected and ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father.
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You use the term “ the Bible says....”. If you consider Matt, Mark, Luke, Paul, James, Jude, this enigmatic writing found in John doesn’t seem to be the headliner topic. It was not at all preached during the entire history found in the book of Acts, nor does Paul say it was the gospel he spoke ( Galatians, 1Cor 15). The church did not form over such a gospel message. I would say the opening of “John” is definitely up for discussion- it was a “ Johnnie come lately” strangely written statement that appears in the beginning of “John”, which came well after the church was founded on the gospel we hear Paul preaching. Very strange that such an important thing was not universally preached! John’s epistles and Revelation don’t clarify that opening, and really, the rest of “John” does not bring us to that conclusion. Yet now, we are supposed to bend all the rest of the NT to proclaim it?