The gospel of John is about revealing Jesus to us so that we might believe in Him for salvation and for all of life (John 20:30-31). When I was a newly converted Christian, I would have questioned that statement. I remember hearing things like Jesus being called the “word,” or “light,” or “life,” and mentally scratching my head about what in the world that could mean. Those are words that run throughout the gospel of John along with words like “witness,” “truth,” “grace,” “glory,” etc. . . churchy words that, for an unchurchy like me, meant nothing. John begins this gospel, in which his goal is for people to believe, with these words! How is that prudent?
Well . . . the first eighteen verses serve as a prologue to the gospel introducing us to the themes that will unfold through the rest of the book. He catches our attention early through intrigue in order to cause us to pursue more. Some call these first eighteen verses the foyer to a house, or the gate to a mansion. It is merely the entrance to a greater view. Jesus is word and is God? Jesus is life itself? Jesus is light when all is darkness? Who is this man who lived 2000 years ago? Is He more than meets the eye? Ah! We need to read more to find out don’t we?
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