The Gospels of Matthew and Luke begin with the birth of Jesus as the Son of Man. Marks Gospel starts at the beginning of the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. In both these beginnings of the Gospels, we are led to see the human nature of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here in the commencement of the Gospel of John we are taken right back to before time began, and shown that our Lord Jesus Christ was God, and had no beginning of his existence as the Son of God.
In reading the three synoptic Gospels we see Jesus plainly as a man, though in his miracles his deity shines forth. It was right for God in inspiring John to write his Gospel, to make clear that our Lord Jesus Christ was not only the Son of Man, but was also the Son of God.
When we stop and meditate on these first two verses of John's Gospel we leaarn the truth about his person. We are taken back to before creation. The words 'In the beginning' take us back to the opening of the Bible, which commences with the same words 'In the beginning God ....'. Then John goes on to to declare the truth that the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
What incredible revelation is given us here. We are introduced to the 'Word'. This expresses that truth that God is revealing himself, for we learn by words spoken. Then we have to notice that the 'Word' is. This is explained further by saying that the Word was with God, a person side by side with God, and the same time that he was God, that is the same as God.
Here it is revealed to us the wonder of the truth that there are two person's in the Godhead, but yet there is only one God. In this we find revealed the doctrine which we call the doctrine of the Trinity. Two persons are revealed here, and the third person is revealed by John in chapters 14, 15 and 16.
This revelation of God cannot be made known by science or human reason, but it is the truth of God which we believe by faith, and when we do, the truth is made clear to us, above anything this world with its wisdom can think, and we are then led on in the Bible to the truth which follows that life is found in Jesus Christ, and to the experience of new life, eternal life in him.