Note 1 at Jn. 1:1: The Greek word used here for God is "Theos" and denotes deity as an object of worship This word is used 1,338 times in the New Covenant. Only twelve times is the word used to express anything but eternal deity. Here, the word reveals Jesus as God in the flesh (Jn. 1:14; 1 Tim. 3:16). The scriptures attest to Jesus' divinity (Isa. 9:6-7; Mt. 1:23, 1 Jn. 5:20). God the Father called Jesus God (Heb. 1:8). Jesus forgave sins (Mk. 2:5; Lk.7:48), which is a power that God alone has (Mk. 2:6-7). Jesus received worship (Mt. 2:11; 14:33; 28:9,17) which is reserved for God alone (Mt. 4:10; Rev. 22:9). The term "Christ" which is used 570 times in the New Testament further establishes the divinity of Jesus (see note 2 at Mt.16:16, p. 202; see ref. l at Jn. 10:30, p. 281).

Note 2 at Jn. 1:1: Jesus is the Word of God. The Greek word that was used here is "logos" denoting "the expression of thought--not the mere name of an object" (W.E. Vine). Jesus totally expressed the thoughts of the Father and was manifest in a physical form so all the world could read them. Hebrews 1:3 says Jesus was "the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person."

It is also appropriate for Jesus to be called the Word of God because the physical body of Jesus was produced by God's spoken Word, not the usual means of a physical relationship between man and woman (see note 4 at Lk. 1:38, p.10).