166) What about John 1? (What John 1:1-4 Means)

166) What about John 1? (What John 1:1-4 Means)

From One God Report by William Schlegel

May 22, 2026 · 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 166

About this episode

This episode discusses a non-Trinitarian interpretation of John 1:1-4, focusing on Jesus' role in the gospel message rather than preexistence.

This episode argues for anon-Trinitarian, “new beginning” interpretation of John 1:1–4. John’s“beginning” does not refer to Genesis creation or a preexistent divine Christ,but to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the gospel message. “the Word” isthe human Jesus functioning as God’s ultimate spokesman and agent, with phraseslike “the Word was with God” and “the Word was God” describing Jesus’ intimaterelationship with and representation of the Father rather than shared divineessence. John 1:3 is better understood and translated as “all happened throughhim,” referring to the events and life-giving work of Jesus’ ministry ratherthan the creation of the universe. John’s introduction is about the new lifeand light which came to be through the historical man Jesus in the firstcentury, not about a pre-incarnate 2nd creator figure, or a personifiedwisdom/plan. Blog Text: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2026/05/what-about-john-1-what-john-11-4-means.html

People in this episode

Host: William Schlegel

Topics covered

  • non-Trinitarian interpretation
  • John 1
  • Jesus' ministry
  • gospel message
  • relationship with God
  • new life and light

Keywords

  • John 1
  • non-Trinitarian
  • Jesus
  • gospel
  • ministry
  • relationship with God
  • light
  • new beginning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John 1:1-4, the gospel message, Genesis

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