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geoseph
For the general discussion, hope it may help.
John 1 - The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[ A word represents a concept, idea, or thought. Here, it means that God can think like us (‘in the beginning was the Word'), and that His Thoughts are in His "Mind", so to speak ('and the Word was with God'), and that God was thinking of Himself ('and the Word was God'). In the beginning, there was no one else but, God. It's only natural that He got to think of Himself since, there may be nothing else to think of yet. It may somewhat be restated as "God is aware of Himself." ]
2 He was with God in the beginning.
[ The Word/Thought here is more clearly represented like a separate person. This implies He created someone yet, that someone is Himself. The paradox can be explained by:
a) God creates by conceiving (with thoughts or symbolically a "word") and willing it to existence.
b) In this instance, He conceived and willed into existence His Concepcion (thought or "word") of Himself.
c) The Creator is Himself uncreated (else, He won't be the Creator since, someone else created Him), and is thus, formless. He is a spirit (spirit means without form). However, in this willing into existence His Concepcion or Thought of Himself, He in effect created a "body", so to speak, or more accurately, he created a "soul" for Himself (the soul is the spirit's body. The spirit by itself is formless).
This is to our benefit. There is no way to perceive the Creator in his original form (as a spirit). But, by creating a Soul for Himself, it is now possible for His created to perceive Him (eventually). ]
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
[ After God made His own Soul, He proceeded with the rest of creation. ]
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
[ If we equate Love with Life, and we also equate Light with Wisdom, this transforms to "By His Love for us, He dedicates His Life to guiding (or nurturing) us (forever). ]
5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
[ God loves and continually guides/nurtures us even if we don't even realize it. ]
6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.
7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
[ The Word is being equated with light, meaning His Omniscience and by extension, His Wisdom. It also suggests that the purpose of His coming is to enlighten us, that is, to teach/guide us. ]
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
[ This means that we have forgotten our Creator so much so (became selfish) that, we did not (or will not) recognize Him even if he revealed (reveals) Himself. ]
12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
[ If God calls His own Soul His (only begotten) Son, and He would call us His Children (the worthy ones) then, He kind-of considers us as one would consider another equal (dili siya "another"). He is like offering His Friendship, and we need only accept, and be a true friend in return. ]
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
[ God in His original spirit formlessness is the Father, Who begot His own Soul, the Son, was born and lived as a man. The Father will always be an infinite spirit thus, He needed a Soul for Himself in order to manifest (to us), and specifically as a man (para tanan makakita). ]
15 John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' "
[ John is naturally humble but, more importantly, he wants to clarify he is not the Messiah. ]
16 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
[ This implies that Jesus is God Himself. ]
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
[ That Moses is only a spokesperson but, Jesus speaks only for Himself (kay God man). It is finally revealed who the Word is. ]
18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
[ It may be restated as "Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father (God only has one Soul), to Whom the Father reveals all (because the Word or Jesus also stands for God's Light and Wisdom). ]
[ I'm sharing my understanding of that which is not mine. I don't mean to start a debate. T.Y. ]
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