imple terminology implies so much about the very nature of the Trinity. First of all, the phrase can also be interpreted, "from all eternity" characterizing Christ as preexisting (New Commentary on the Whole Bible). Secondly, "In the beginning" does not mean from the beginning; Christ was already there. However, this does not imply that the man Christ had an existence before the world was created. Christ never ceased to be God; He chose to take upon himself the form of humanity (Life Application Notes). Finally, in the Greek, en archei is definite, however, it does not prove that the Trinity exists; it is simply assumed. Either Christ existed as the creator of the universe, or matter has come out of nothing (Robertson). John later explains that Christ is the creator of everything, and also the source of eternal life (Life Application Notes).
             Was the Word. Next, John goes beyond the common Jewish idea that Jesus was created by saying that in the beginning, "Was the Word," "Existed the logos," "was the expression," or "was the reason." Whatever is meant by this phrase, it is applicable to an infinite Christ. There are many opinions on why this name was given to the Son of God. Some believe this was used to describe Christ because a word is something used to communicate. Christ might be called "the Word" because he is the one who communicated God's will and commands for our lives to the world (Barnes). In the Hebrew Scriptures, "the Word" was an agent of creation (Psalm 33:6), the source of God's message by way of the prophets (Hosea 1:2), and the standard of God's holiness (Psalm 119:11) (Life Application Notes). The term word was also commonly used by the Jews to describe the Messiah. In their writings He is described as "Mimra" which is to say "Word" (Barnes). Since John was describing Christ as "the Word," th...