March 21, 2012 – John 1 – 1:34

Something a bit humorous first. Paul loves the story or Rumpelstiltskin. He loves the part where the queen is guessing names and he responds “that’s not my name”. I do a funny voice and we both laugh, it is great. I was reminded of that when they kept asking John who he was. Are you the Messiah, “that’s not my name”, are you the Elijah, “that’s not my name”, are you the prophet, “that’s not my name”. It made me smile.

In the Old Testament you often read something like, “then the Word of the Lord spoke to me”. I was thinking about that when it says “the Word became Flesh”. It makes you wonder about whether it was Christ speaking to those in the Old Testament. Not in human form because that came with the incarnation, but in a Spirit form or one that we don’t understand. I always thought it was the Holy Spirit that was more at work when the prophets were speaking, but maybe it was Christ the Son that was at work.

I have enjoyed the talks so far. I recommend that you watch or listen to them as we go through the Gospel of John because it is a very theologically complex book and you would be wise to have a more knowledgeable guide than just me.

http://youtu.be/fCAXUfzswmM

http://youtu.be/7Fzp7sd7S5s

http://youtu.be/YJFw722nIdE

http://youtu.be/DESqyrXIOOA

http://youtu.be/51eaxjeKT9Y