One of the most consistent ways that scripture identifies Jesus Christ as the Word of God is the recognition that God created all things through him, that he is before all things, and that nothing was made without him.
THE WORD
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
THE SON
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.…
JESUS CHRIST
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. But not everyone has this knowledge.
Notice the last sentence above. Not all have this knowledge.
Clearly we can see that scripture identifies all three persons above as the same person. First off, there is very little argument against the idea that Jesus Christ is the Son of God according to scripture at least. What is more controversial though is that Jesus Christ is Word of God. But as we can see, scripture clearly identifies the fact that all things were made through the Word, The Son, and Jesus Christ. Further proof to tie Jesus Christ as the Word of God is found in the Book of Revelation. It states that when Jesus Christ returns, he comes with HIS name, “The Word of God”.
JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD AND THE WORD OF GOD
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems ; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called THE WORD OF GOD.
If the Son of God’s name is Jesus, then the Son of God is Jesus. Likewise, if the Son of God’s name is The Word of God, then he is the Word of God.
Finally, we read in the opening verses in the Book of John that the Word was WITH God. This dispels the teaching that the Word was simply an attribute of God. Yes, the logos in still an attribute of God. But there is also a person with that name who was with God. Names often reflect one’s characters and attributes. We even see that Jesus gave a new name to some of his disciples to reflect their character. And from the verses above, we can see clearly that Jesus Christ is the ‘The Word of God’.
