12d • General discussion
John 1:1 Revisited — The Confusion Between Christ and Jesus
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.”
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?
We made three mistakes:
1. We equated Word with Jesus
2. We ignored that life precedes form
3. We collapsed source, life, and vessel into one category
Once that happens, the only conclusion left is:
“Jesus is God.”
But Jesus never said that.
Instead, he said:
- “The Father in me”
- “I can of myself do nothing”
- “The words I speak are not mine”
Those are not the words of a Source.They are the words of an awakened vessel.
Christ Is the Word — Jesus Is the Expression
Here is the restored order:
- Source — God
- Christ — the Word, life, blueprint
- Jesus — the human vessel
Christ is not Jesus. Christ is what animated Jesus.
That is why Paul says:
- “Christ is our life”
- “Put on Christ”
- “Christ in you”
He does not say:
- “Put on Jesus”
- “Jesus in you”
Because Christ is life, and life is shareable. A body is not.
Why This Matters?
Once Christ and Jesus are confused:
- the gospel becomes exclusive
- embodiment becomes worship
- life becomes external
- awakening becomes belief
Once they are distinguished:
- God remains consistent
- Jesus remains faithful
- humanity remains included
- salvation remains awakening
John 1 is not saying:
“Jesus is God.”
It is saying:
Jesus is the expression of Christ, not the origin of Christ.
And when that is understood, John stops being mysterious — and starts being true.
This does not diminish Jesus.
It finally honors what he was pointing to all along.
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John 1:1 Revisited — The Confusion Between Christ and Jesus
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