Was the Word God according to John 1:1?
Yes. John 1:1 declares that in the beginning the Word was already existing, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The capitalized title indicates deity, identifying the Word as a person of the triune Godhead, not a created being.
Les explains that John opens his Gospel with the same "in the beginning" language as Genesis, but applies it to the Word. The Word is capitalized, showing it is a term of deity. In the beginning the Word was with God—existing from eternity past—and the Word was God. Les notes that some cults disagree and claim Jesus was not God, but 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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Why is the Word in John 1:1 called the communicator?
The 'Word' in John 1:1 is God the communicator, because words are how we communicate.