John 1:1-5 -- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." Jesus Christ is the Word of God. Here we see that He was in the beginning with God, meaning that He has no beginning and thus is co-eternal with God. Not only that, but God/Jesus made all things, and life itself was and is in Him. You should note the illusions to the account of creation in Genesis 1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." We see that the Triune God, each person of the Godhead, was involved in creation -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father planned it, the Son performed the Father's plan, and the Holy Spirit is the power by which the plan is performed. So it is in renewal/recreation/re...
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.