Bible Discussion Thread

IN THE BEGINNING GENESIS 1;1 STARTS WITH THE MOMENT OF CREATION AND MOVES TOWARD TO THE CREATION OF HUMANITY JOHN 1;1 STARTS WITH CREATION AND CONTEMPLATES ETERNITY PAST THE FACT THAT THE WORD WAS WITH GOD SUGGESTS A FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIP IN THE ANCIENT WORLD IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT PERSONS OF EQUAL STATION BE ON THE SAME LEVEL, OR FACE-TO FACE WHEN SITTING ACROSS FROM ONE ANOTHER THUS THE WORD WITH INDICATES A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BUT ALSO IMPLIES EQUAL STATUS THE WORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF IS AN ACTIVE PERSON IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE FATHER LOOK AT 1 JOHN 1;2 MOREOVER THE WORD WAS GOD THE WORD ORDER IN GREEK SHOWS THAT THE WORD WAS GOD NOT A god THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD DECLARATION OF CHRIST'S DEITY SINCE JOHN USES WORD TO REFER TO JESUS THE WORD WAS OF THE VERY QUALITY OF GOD WHILE STILL RETAINING HIS PERSONAL DISTINCTION FROM THE FATHER