A New Beginning

This teaching invites us into one of the most profound mysteries of our faith: the eternal existence of Jesus Christ as the Word of God. Drawing from John 1:1-2 and Genesis 1:1, we discover that Christmas isn't about when Jesus began, but when the eternal Word chose to enter human history. The Greek term 'logos' bridges both Jewish and Gentile understanding—for Jews, it recalled God's creative word that spoke everything into existence; for Greeks, it represented the ordering principle of the universe. But John revolutionizes this concept by revealing that the logos isn't an impersonal force but a person who stepped into His own creation. This challenges us to reconsider how we approach Scripture and prayer. When we read the Bible, we're encountering the revelation of God transcribed; when we encounter Jesus, we're meeting the revelation of God personified. The hypostatic union—Jesus as fully God and fully human without confusion, change, division, or separation—means that the One who spoke galaxies into being also knows our deepest struggles. As we enter the Advent season celebrating hope, we're reminded that our prayers reach the Maker of heaven and earth, the One who has always existed and will always exist. This isn't abstract theology; it's the foundation of our hope that the God who could create everything from nothing can certainly handle whatever we're facing today.