St. John clarifies the relationship Jesus/Jehovah. Avoiding to use the forbidden name, John wrote the following:

1 IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:1-17)

Why did John chose to use the term “the word” in stead of being straight forward and to the point? was he trying to hide something behind a code, or was he being poetical? Well, the very premiere reason for doing so was that among the Jews, in those days, the taking of the name of the Lord in vain was considered a very serious offense, so, knowing that he was going to repeat the name of God a number of times in this particular teaching, John chose to break out the name “Jehovah” and replace it with “the Word”. By doing so he would not offend the Jews, to whom the phrase “the Word” would have been very easy to understand. But it is not quite as easy for people in the western civilization today to understand. Understanding what John did would make that passage of scripture somewhat more understandable…

1 IN the beginning was (Jehovah), and (Jehovah) was with God, and (Jehovah) was God (also). Etc.

So, what we can get out of this passage of scripture, about Jesus, is the following:

• Before he came to earth, Jesus was known as Jehovah.
• In the beginning Jehovah was a God.
• He lived with his Father, the Lord, God Almighty.
• Jehovah created this earth and everything upon it, under the direction of his Father.
• Jehovah was given to be the God of this earth.
• Jehovah is the light of the world.
• Everyone who ever lives on this world will receive of his light.
• Jehovah left his courts on high to be born as Jesus.
• The world, whose lives are upheld by the Light of Christ, denies Jesus, the very source of that light.
• Those who believe in him and leave the world can become sons and daughters of God!