Logos – The Word of God in the form of man 

(John 1:1-5) – Part 1

(By Rick Lambert)

He is the living instructions of God – The Logos = the message of God was introduced in human form.  Jesus Christ was the language (a message from God) that transcends all language barriers.  He was God’s plan and the evidence of truth of God’s claim.  He was to be the living expression of God’s will being done in both salvation and judgment.  He came as the visual representation on God in both message and life (see Hebrews 1:1-4).

Logos is defined a collection of words that describe purpose; instructions; plans; a treatise.  Logos goes beyond a collection of words, for it is not just a speech, content, or words in a book, but in a greater sense it implies what is meant by the speech, content or words; it implies what the message is to accomplish.  This explains why the Scriptures don’t isolate only the spoken words of Jesus, for the Bible is God’s words about the One who was the final Word on all that could be said to mankind. He is the content of all words; all languages with all their tenses, moods, genders and dialects.  Even Revelation 1:8 indicates that he is also the letters to every word from God (I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty).

He is the visual representation of God – The life of Jesus Christ, the Word, was the bridge between the language of Heaven and the language of Earth.  A mere written document could not suffice, and God gave us both.  When God sent man His will in man’s own words, it was called “The Law”; the holy standard of God that defined how mankind was to live in order to escape the judgment of sin.  But even the law was a tool, a school master to introduce us to the true message of God (Galatians 3:24 – …the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith). His message was so powerful, that it could not be expressed in the language of men, but rather it was to be communicated through the actions of the life of Jesus.