About this episode

The episode discusses various objections to John 1:1, particularly those posed by Jehovah's Witnesses, to prepare listeners for effective responses.

Today we dive back into John 1:1, but since the Jehovah's Witnesses who come to your door often have pre-memorized speeches about the verse, we need to be prepared. There are a whole range of ingenious interpretations of the first verse of John's Gospel that have been suggested down through the centuries by those who rejected, for one reason or another, the over-all message of the Gospel of John. We will be looking at a range of these objections today so that we will be ready to "give an answer" when the opportunity arises.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Durbin

Topics covered

• John 1:1
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• interpretations of scripture
• Christian apologetics
• Gospel of John

Keywords

• John 1:1
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Christianity
• apologetics
• scripture interpretation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jehovah's Witnesses

Books & works: John 1:1, Gospel of John

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