John 1:1-5
The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:14
The Word Becomes Flesh
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 10:30
Jesus and the Father
30 I and the Father are one.
Luke 16:31
Belief in the Bible
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Of the four gospels, John writes more about Jesus and His closeness to God than Matthew, Mark, or Luke...Jesus is the essence of God...Jesus and God are One...We cannot get to God, except through Jesus...Jesus is the Word of God...Jesus became a man...Jesus is God in the flesh...God is man on earth, and He shows Himself to us in this essence and body of Jesus...Jesus made His dwelling among us...
Whoever got to meet Jesus while He was on earth, met God in the flesh...But not everyone believed that He was divine...The Pharisees, the teachers of the law, most of the Sanhedrin, and many of the elders did not think the Word had became flesh...They thought as probably many others thought Jesus was just a Rabbi, out teaching what He thought about God, Moses, and the Prophets...I had often wondered if I was there would I have recognized Jesus, and His Oneness with God...If God came today, would I see Him, and would I believe, He is the One?...
Jesus in His parable about the rich man and poor Lazarus, teaches us if we do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, and in our Bibles, we will not believe in Him...So, if we cannot believe in the Bible, we certainly cannot believe in Jesus, who rose from the dead...Jesus makes this very clear...It is the faith we have in Moses, the Prophets, and the Bible that is the difference...Non-believers, when they are looking for evidence, should look to the Bible...The Bible is the single best piece of evidence for God...The Bible has been around for many centuries...There is no other book like it...When we read the Bible we get closer to Him...It gives us just enough evidence to see Him, or not enough evidence to see Him...The rich man in Luke's parable could not see this, until it was too late...Believers with their faith will see, others will not...It is faith that makes all the difference...