Day 119 Bible Reading - John 1: 1-5 (ESV)

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:

Many thanks to John Hilton III who put together this show excerpt - please subscribe to his channel.

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Day 118 Bible Reading - Luke 24: 45-47 (ESV)

Joshua 13-14, Luke 24: 36-53, Psalm 68: 7-14

Luke 24: 45-47 (ESV)

“Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”

Verses 45 through 47 from Luke 24 show Jesus talking to his disciples about how his death and resurrection were written in the scriptures. David Guzik wrote the following about these verses, “Jesus wanted them to understand that the cross was not some unfortunate obstacle that had to hurdled. It was a necessary part of God’s redemptive plan for man, and that it would be in the name of a crucified and risen Savior that repentance and remission of sins will be brought to the world.” I think it was probably hard in the beginning for the disciples to understand why Christ had to be crucified because of their personal relationship with him. I don’t think any of us even today can fully understand and appreciate the sacrifice that Christ made for us. I don’t think I fully grasp it either, but I know that what Christ did changed our world for the better.