All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
The Evangelist proves Christ's Divinity from His works, not merely from His name. The Father made all things by the Son; this is how we come to know God practically, by feeling His power in creation. Philosophy glimpses this truth but then wanders into frivolous speculation, whereas Scripture conveys far more than our minds can grasp.
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These opening verses declare plainly that Jesus Christ is God, one with the Father. Word means the Son who reveals the Father; it is not a philosophical abstraction but the announcement that life, light, and divinity dwell in Christ, worthy of the deepest wonder and devotion.
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Commenting on John 1:1-5
The Word created all things absolutely, not by delegated power but as the efficient cause. To say God invested a creature with omnipotence is absurd; if He could make one creature omnipotent, He could make many Gods. The Being who created all things must Himself be divine, and that Being is Jesus Christ.
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