John 1:3

John 1:3 says, All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.  John tells us that through the Word, Christ Himself, everything was made.  He was not just with God but was the Creator of everything.  I am not sure there are any words to accurately describe the Trinity, but again, there is but One God, manifested as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We in the church today are guided by the Holy Spirit, but the Holy Spirit is not a replacement for the God of the Old Testament or for Jesus.  God is all Three, and all Three are God.  John was declaring Jesus the Creator of all things.  He spoke into being all things, except man who was created from the dust in the image of God, and woman who was created from the rib of man.  If anyone states that we are no different than any other animal, they are wrong.  Some religions believe that Jesus was not the only begotten Son of God, but that He had a heavenly father and mother, who had a heavenly father and mother.  We can never allow that belief to become acceptable in Christianity.  God did not say "I became," but "I Am."  God always was, before anything else. He is without beginning or end.  He is the One Who created and sustains the universe.  Verse four adds, In him was life; and the life was the light of men.  Verse five continues, And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.  Christ came to bring life, everlasting, meaningful life, to mankind and to be a Light unto the world.  Until a person accepts Christ as a personal Savior, life is without meaning. We stumble around in darkness looking for hope and purpose.  Through Christ, we find light and meaning in life.  Verse six concludes, There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  Then John told about John the Baptist, who was beginning to have people follow him, some even thinking he might be the Messiah.  When people are hungry for hope, they will look to anyone for that hope.  John the Baptist was a good man to listen to, even to follow, but he was not the Messiah.  Today, people follow religious leaders as if they were the answer to life's problems themselves.  If they do not point you to following Christ and away from following them, then something is wrong.