For centuries, John 1:1 has been read as if it were talking about Jesus the man. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Because of this, we concluded: - Jesus is the Word - Jesus is God - God became a man But that conclusion only works if we collapse Christ and Jesus into the same thing. John does not do that. We did. The Word Is Christ, Not Jesus The Word (Logos) in John 1 is Christ — the life, intelligence, expression, and blueprint of God. Christ is: - the life of God - the thought-pattern of God - the creative expression of God - the divine breath that animates form That is why John says: “In Him was life.” Life is not a body. Life is not flesh. Life is before form. So, John is not talking about Jesus yet. He is talking about life existing in the Source. Life Precedes Form — Always John is intentionally echoing Genesis. - Genesis 1 → creation by the Word - Genesis 2:7 → life breathed into humanity - John 1 → the Word as life before manifestation Life does not come from bodies. Bodies come from life. So, when John says: “The Word was with God… the Word was God,” he is saying: - God and His life are not separate - the Source and its expression are one “In the Bosom of the Father” John later says the Word was: “in the bosom of the Father.” This is not a spatial description. It is origin language. It means: - Christ existed within the Source - life existed before manifestation - identity preceded embodiment This is not Jesus in heaven waiting to come down. It is life within Source, waiting to be expressed. Where Jesus Enters the Story: John is careful. He does not start with Jesus. Only later does he say: “And the Word became flesh.” That is the moment of embodiment, not origin. Christ (life) takes form in Jesus. That does not make Jesus the Source. It makes Jesus the vessel through which the Source expresses life consciously. Why We Concluded Jesus Is God?