John 1:1-5
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.”
The Gospel of John begins not with Jesus' birth, but with a grand theological statement about his eternal nature and his role in creation. Written likely in the late 1st century CE, John's Gospel presents Jesus as the divine "Word" (Logos), connecting him deeply to God's creative act in Genesis.
How might understanding Jesus as actively involved in creation shape our perception of his significance and mission?