I know Christians tend to use the phrase “the Word” to mean “the Bible” but how can they read John 1:1 and hold onto that meaning?
Allison
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Hi Allison,
Short answer – I do not know how they can do that.
One of the many strange elements of the Christian religion is the doctrine that the Bible is the Word of God. Many Christian ministers teach it, and are confident in doing so, even though the Bible never claims to be the Word of God. In fact, the Bible plainly tells us that it is NOT the Word of God, but that the Word of God is a person – Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
I don’t know where or when the doctrine began which holds that the Word of God is a thing, the Bible, but it would be a blessing if God’s people would stick with what the Bible actually says about the Word and ignore the ministers who are teaching them nonsense.
https://goingtojesus.com/gtj_books.html?tname=word
Pastor John
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