QUESTION: Growing up as a Roman Catholic, John 1:1 always confused me as I focused on the literal meaning of the word “word.” I now feel that word represents the essence of life, energy, vibrations, and I am curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks, I like reading your interpretations! JD
PASSAGE: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it"
(Jn. 1:1-5).
COMMENT: The Gospel of John is the most overtly metaphysical of the four Gospels; its focus is not on the events of the life of Jesus of Nazareth so much as on the Christ – the infinite spiritual Power that Jesus came to embody and demonstrate. This is clear from the very first verses, which deliberately echo the beginning of the Book of Genesis and present a fresh understanding of the entire process of Creation. The Word – the light that shines in the darkness – is the Christ. It is the indwelling, immediate Presence and Power of God that is the true identity of every person. We're told at 1:17 that "the law was given through Moses." That doesn't mean that Moses was the law; he was the channel through which awareness of the law flowed into our collective human consciousness. Similarly, "grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." Jesus became fully the Christ in expression, as a shining example of the potential that lives in each and all of us. If you understand "Word" to be "the Christ," the truth of our spiritual Oneness with God, the passage becomes a ringing affirmation of our innate Oneness with all that God is. And yes, I think “the Christ” is indeed "the essence of life, energy, vibrations." So I enjoy reading your interpretations too!
Blessings!
Rev. Ed
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Rev. Ed Townley was licensed and ordained as a Unity minister in 1991. He has served as senior minister in Beaverton OR , Chicago IL and Dallas TX. Author of The Secret According to Jesus, a metaphysical exploration of the Sermon on the Mount.
Rev. Ed is known as one of the top Bible teachers in the Unity movement.
In 1992 he founded Spirit Expressing, a non church ministry dedicated to the creative process. The Spirit Expressing ministry sponsors Higher Ground, a weekly Dallas group that explores spiritual principles through the challenges and adventures of life. Weekly talks and other materials are at www.spiritexpressing.org.
Rev. Ed is known as one of the top Bible teachers in the Unity movement.
In 1992 he founded Spirit Expressing, a non church ministry dedicated to the creative process. The Spirit Expressing ministry sponsors Higher Ground, a weekly Dallas group that explores spiritual principles through the challenges and adventures of life. Weekly talks and other materials are at www.spiritexpressing.org.
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