Who do you say I am: Jesus, son of God

Introduction

Who are you?

I interview people all the time—common questions: Who are you?Where do you come from? Tell me more about yourself?

First response: Name, education, school, credentials, degrees, experience, skills, etc.

Knowing ourselves is easy: We all know who we are—our parents—our culture—our background—where we came from—where my family came from: German American, Mexican American, Irish American—this is who I am! It’s easy because we know

[Psalm 139:13] For you made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb

#1—JESUS HAS ALWAYS EXISTED EVEN BEFORE CREATION ITSELF (v. 1-5)

 [John 1:1-18] 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God.

The gospel of John differs from the other gospels in many ways—One unique difference: It takes back all the way to the beginning (creation)—when it all began—both start with “in the beginning…”