WordOfGod

In the beginning was the Soul, and the Soul was with the Holy Spirit, and the Soul was the Holy Spirit. Anchored to 1Co 8:6

What does it mean by in the beginning was the Word ?
   → A `word` is an expression of an idea.
   → An idea comes from a mind that is self-aware and able to think.
   → When a word is spoken it has a purpose and it often has an intensity or emotion connected with it.
   → Mind, will and emotions constitute a Soul.

So, the Soul Of God existed in the beginning.

What does it mean by the Word was with God ?
   → God is a Spirit
   → A spirit is the qualitative aspect of a being.     It represents the nature and value system of that being.
   → The spirit of a being is the essence of that being.
   → So, the Soul Of God was with the Spirit Of God in the beginning.

What does it mean by the Word was God ?
→ It means that the Soul Of God and the Spirit Of God constitute one divine being.

emphasizes the fact that the Soul Of God and the Spirit Of God existed in the beginning.

tells us that this God who is Soul and Spirit created all things.

tells us that Jesus made the world.

tells us that the Soul Of God, the Word, was made flesh and dwelt among us. Now we have the Body Of God. This is Jesus.

tells us that Jesus is the express image of God.

So, God is a single being who is Spirit Soul And Body just as man is who was created in His image .
   → the Soul Of God,
   → the Spirit Of God and
   → the Body Of God
constitute one God as is emphasized in .

The same was in the beginning with the Holy Spirit. Translated from KJV
Jesus is the physical manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Before Jesus was born in the flesh, He existed as the image of the Holy Spirit in heaven and on earth, though His form may have changed as needed.
These physical manifestations of preincarnate Jesus are called theophanies.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Jesus is the eternal and Incarnate Word who spoke and the Holy Spirit created all things.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
`The Word was made flesh` means that the eternal Word Of The Lord was born into the human family.
`begotten of the Father` speaks to the fact that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary.
`full of grace and truth` speaks to the character of the Holy Spirit being manifested in the Soul and Body of Christ Jesus.
Christ Jesus is the express image of the Father, and that image is the pattern used to create Adam and all humanity.     We are Spirit Soul And Body as is our Creator, Saviour and Lord, Christ Jesus.

Jesus is the Incarnate Word. He is the Word Of God.

The Word Of God is contained in the Bible. It is what the Lord said through a command or promise.

Not every Word in the Bible is literally a Word from the Lord`s mouth. Many of the Words in the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit to be recorded by men.

Jesus said that we must live by every Word that proceeds from the Mouth of God.

Furthermore, Jesus said that the really important Words in the Scriptures were those that testified of Him. These are the Words that bring Eternal Life to us.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of the Lord but not all Scripture was spoken by the Lord. Those Words that the Lord speaks are eternal, powerful and life giving.

A proper understanding of the Bible requires us to rightly divide the Words in the Bible according to dispensation, according to who is speaking and according to the Truth of the Gospel of Grace Through Faith in Christ Jesus.