Is the Word a person in the Trinity?
Yes. John 1:1 presents the Word as capitalized, a term of deity, and as a person of the triune Godhead. The Word was with God from eternity past, and the Word was God. Thus the Word is not an impersonal force but a divine person within the triune Godhead.
Les explains that John, inspired by the Holy Spirit, uses the same language Moses used in Genesis. In John’s Gospel, chapter 1, verse 1, the Word is capitalized, making it a term of deity. Les teaches that the Word is a person of the triune Godhead, who was with God from eternity past, and who was God. He also notes that some cults disagree and deny Jesus was God, but he says that flies in the face of the book.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Is the Word in John 1:1 a person or a force?
Les explains that John, inspired by the Holy Spirit, uses the same 'in the beginning' language as Moses in Genesis. In John 1:1, the capitalized 'Word' is a term of deity—a person of the triune Godhead who was with God from eternity past and was God. Les notes that some cults deny Jesus is God, but that denial flies in the face of the book.
According to Les, which person of the Trinity spoke the Word that caused creation to become a viable act?
Even though the whole Trinity was involved in creation, the New Testament emphasizes that God the Son is the one who spoke the Word that caused creation to become a viable act.