Christmas In The Gospel John 5

INTRO: We are back at John 1:1-5. Look at these verses (read). Notice in verses 1-2, we are before creation (read). In verse three we are at creation (read). In verses 4-5 we have time after creation. In these messages we have now covered verse 1. I will only cover verses 1-3 at this time. In these first three verses John deals with eternity past, and the creation of the universe. But I want you to notice what verse 1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” We have looked at each of those three clauses. But now notice what verse 2 says, “He was in the beginning with God.” Literally it reads, “This One…” Or “The same One was in the beginning with God.” And the phrase, the same, or this one refers to the Word who was God. And we notice that in a sense, this verse is a repetition of the first three clauses of verse 1.