1 Kings 8:27 (ESV)

27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!





John 1:1-2 (ESV)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.





1. The Word’s pre-existent beginning. John 1:1-2





John 1:18 (ESV)

18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.





John 14:9 (ESV)

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?





John 8:58 (ESV)

58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”





Micah 5:2 (ESV)

2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.





2. The Word’s co-existent relationship. John 1:1





John 17:5 (ESV)

5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.



Gen. 1:1 and 26 (ESV)

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.



26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”





3. The Word’s self-existent deity. John 1:1, 4, 14





John 1:4 (ESV)

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.





John 5:26 and 21 (ESV)

26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.



21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.





John 1:14 (ESV)

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.





Col. 2:9 (ESV)

9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,





John 20:27-28(ESV)

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”





4. The Word is Creator of all. John 1:3





John 1:3 (ESV)

3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.





Heb. 1:8-10 (ESV)

8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” 10 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;





5. The Word is the Light of life. John 1:4-5





John 1:4-5 (ESV)

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.





John 8:12 (ESV)

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”





John 3:19-20 (ESV)

19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.





Rom 10:9 (ESV)

9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.





Heb. 13:5-6 (ESV)

5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”