In Him Was Life
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." (John 1:1-5) I think that these verses in St. John are best illustrated by the first few verses of the Bible in Genesis. Both of these passages start with the words, "In the beginning...," and tell the story of the world when it was fresh and new. To me, they also give an allegorical description of the human condition. "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." (Genesis 1:2a) For whatever reason - and theologians and scientists will debate this until the end - the earth was empty and without form before God began His work of regeneration in Genesis. Similarly, our lives outside of Chr