Who spoke the Word that caused creation to become a viable act?
God the Son, Jesus the Christ, spoke the Word that caused creation to become a viable act. The New Testament identifies Him as the One who actually spoke, and things happened. He is the Creator of everything, including man, while the Father and Spirit are also involved in the triune work.
Les teaches that even though the Triune God 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. As soon as we get to any act of creation, we are dealing with God the Son, Jesus the Christ. He is the One who actually spoke the Word, and things happened. In John's Gospel, the verse opens, "In the beginning was the Word," and Les emphasizes that the word "Word" denotes communication, because you cannot communicate, describe, or accomplish anything without putting it into words. God the Son, by the spoken Word, created everything including man, yet the Father and the Spirit are also involved; the pronouns refer to the Trinity. In the Old Testament, He is God the Son who calls the human being into reality.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
More Questions
Who is the Word in the Trinity?
Les teaches that John's Gospel opens with the same "in the beginning" language as Genesis, pointing to the eternal Creator. In John 1:1, the Word is capitalized, marking it as a term of deity, and identifies a person of the triune Godhead. This Word was with God from eternity past and was God. Les notes that some cults disagree and claim Jesus was not God, but he says that contradicts the book.
Who is the 'Word' in John 1:1, and why is he called the Word?
The 'Word' in John 1:1 is God the communicator—the one in the Godhead who communicates with created man—because words are what we use to communicate.