The Word Became Flesh? Why John 1:14 Does NOT Say that God Became Man
For an audio podcast of this post, click here : For many Trinitarians, or for those who believe in the “deity of Christ”, a few words from John 1:1 combined with a few words from John 1:14 forms the , and I mean the #1 evidence that Jesus is God, and that therefor somehow God is a Trinity. John 1:1 says “the Word was God”, and then skip down to John 1:14, “the Word became flesh”. That’s it. Jesus is God, literally. But wait a second. In a future podcast I plan to suggest that a better way to understand John 1:14 is that “the Logos, the Word was flesh”. In other words, the Logos, the Word - God’s communication to us - was a human being, the man Christ Jesus from Nazareth. But the focus of this podcast will be on the problems with the “deity of Christ” interpretation of John 1:14. Problems with the Trinitarian and Deity of Christ Interpretation of John 1:14 The “deity of Christ” interpretation of John 1:14 may sound plausible at first, but a little closer