Lutheran Lens Commentary: John 1:1-5

## Lutheran Lens Reading of John 1:1-5

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read John 1:1-5 as a profound Christological declaration that the Word, who is Christ, was both with God and is God from the beginning. This passage is Gospel in its purest form, revealing the incarnation of Christ as God's ultimate promise and grace to us. It shows that the light of Christ shines in the darkness of our sin and death, which cannot overcome Him. The Word made flesh is both the revelation of God's grace and the means through which we receive that grace in Word and Sacrament.

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