John Decrees In The Prologue Of The Synoptic John

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There are several statements that John decrees in the prologue of the synoptic John. He decrees that Jesus is the word, Jesus is the creator, and Jesus is the light of the world. The statement John makes is simple: Jesus Christ is God. To further reveal the incarnation of Christ, John the Baptist was sent from God to bear witness (John 1:6-7). He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. John the Baptist was the one who boldly proclaimed in John 1:29, "Behold, the lamb of God who takes the sins of the world." The first decree John makes is that Jesus is the word. He states, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God" (John 1:1). John 1:14 later states that the Word became flesh and dwelt

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