Joshua 15-16, John 1: 1-28, Psalm 68: 15-20
John 1: 1-5 (ESV)
“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 any thing made that was made. 4 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.”
I love the way verses 1-5 was depicted in The Chosen TV
series. It shows a fictional version of the disciple named John and how he might
have been inspired to write this gospel in the way he did. Whenever I watch
this scene, it brings tears to my eyes. The actor who portrayed John did such a
good job of showing how much his character loved Christ. I love that Jesus said
to John that a favorite memory of his how the world was created, which implies
that Christ was there with God when the world was created. Or maybe not exactly
physically there, but since Christ is part of the trinity he shared memories
with God his father.
Although some may argue that this fictional recreation of how
John came up with the beginning of his gospel may be heresy, there is no
evidence to suggest that it is because we simply don’t have much information on
how these gospels were created and their author. The assumption among biblical
scholars is that John wrote this gospel, but we don’t really have evidence to
confirm or deny its authorship. I love the idea of Christ as the “Word”,
because words create reality. And the reality that Christ created in our world
is beautiful and positive.
For your viewing pleasure from The Chosen Season 2, episode 1:
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