No, John 1:3 Does Not Say Jesus Created the Universe (commentary on John 1:2-3)
To hear a podcast of this post click here . A Brief Summary of John 1:1 In previous One God Report podcasts we have seen that “In the beginning” is not a direct reference to the Genesis creation, but refers to the new beginning in the life and ministry of Jesus. The human Jesus is called the Word because it is through him that God has now spoken. “the Word was with God” means that while on the earth the human Jesus had a unique and special relationship with God. “and the Word was God” means that God was at work and speaking through this man Jesus. Now we move on to verse 2, which already begins a contrast between Jesus, the Word, and John the Baptist. Jesus Christ (the Word) and John the Baptist John 1:2 This one (he, the same) was in the beginning with God. This one ( ou-toj , some translations have he , the same ) is the near demonstrative pronoun, “this” (masculine singular). There is a direct contrast between the beginning of verse 2 and verse 7, wh