What happened to the word according to John 1 14?

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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 became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

What are the 2 natures of Jesus?

…that Christ’s person has two natures: divine and human. Basing this Christological issue on a psychological analysis of personality, he believed that the human and divine natures were some kind of union, as between body and soul.

Why did John refer to Jesus as the Word?

By presenting Jesus Christ as the Word through which all things were created, John is saying that God chose Jesus as his messenger/messiah to tell us about himself. Jesus is God and the revealer of God the Father. Creation is God’s general revelation, but Jesus Christ is God’s personal message to us.

What are two reasons that the Word of God became flesh quizlet?

Terms in this set (11)

• The Word became Flesh in order to save us by reconciling us with God.
• The Word became Flesh so that we may know God’s love.
• The Word became Flesh to be our model for holiness.
• The Word became Flesh to make us partakers of the Divine Nature.
• The Word became Flesh to defeat Satan.

What does it mean the Word was God?

[It] is clear that in the translation “the Word was God”, the term God is being used to denote his nature or essence, and not his person. But in normal English usage “God” is a proper noun, referring to the person of the Father or corporately to the three persons of the Godhead.

What does John 1/14 say which is considered the great statement of the Incarnation?

Christ died for us so that we could receive God’s grace and have eternal life with Him instead of facing eternal torment in Hell. God saves us by His grace. We do nothing to merit salvation yet He loves us so much that He saves us by His grace when we receive Jesus and believe on His name.

What is the passage John 3:16?

The King James Version of Chapter 3, Verse 16 of the New Testament’s Gospel of John, simply referred to as John 3:16, reads: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”