Incarnation of the Word, 1: All Things Through Him

THE INCARNATION OF THE WORD
PART 1: ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM
TEXT: John 1:1-3

SUMMARY: Before understanding who the Word is, and why the Word became flesh, we need to consider what the Scripture means when it says, “All things were made through Him.”

I. NATURAL REVELATION AND THE CREATOR.
A. Alternate Explanations of the Heathen.
B. One Creator of Heaven & Earth.

1. The argument from supremacy.
2. The argument from variety.
3. The argument from interdependence.
4. The argument from balance of powers.

II. SPECIAL REVELATION AND THE CREATOR.
A. The Constitution of Man was to Know His Creator.
B. This Capacity of Man Was Damaged by the Fall.
C. The Healing of Man is to be Wrought by the Word.