'And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.'
Wow! The Incarnate God is proclaimed. God takes on a human life and lives amongst us. John the Evangelist says that 'we' beheld his glory. The 'we' are the sons of God, given the eyesight to behold the glory of the Word made flesh.
The Word, our Lord Jesus Christ, is the only begotten son of the Father. Jesus Christ is of the essence of the Father.
In other words he is equal to the Father - under his authority but equal - like a human child is equal to its parents yet are under their authority.
He is begotten, not created - a very important thing to remember, the only begotten Son of God.
For a few brief years Jesus 'dwelt' among us . He lived, suffered, loved as one of us. he never succumbed to sin, yet he knew temptation. He could not sin, for God cannot sin. It is God's nature to be full of Truth.
And Grace too - God's irrevocable love for us, his children, unmerited by us, freely bestowed by the Lord - a love unconditional and eternal.
Full of Grace and Truth - one of my favourite phrases in the whole Bible. It sums up our Lord in a nutshell.
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