The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

36 THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIALevents in the Bible, most who possess even a slight knowledge ofthe world's "best seller" would say, "Why in Genesis chapter oneverse one, of course."WRONG!The real beginning, in order oftime sequence, is found in theNew Testament, in the first chapter of John, verse one. The eventsportrayed in Genesis occurred later - possibly even millions ofyears later.But the event recorded in John 1: 1 reveals an existence perhapslong prior to the time God created the earth and the materialuniverse.Note it: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word waswith God and the Word was God." It continues, "The same wasin the beginning with God. All things were made by him; andwithout him was not anything made that was made."The term "all things" is translated in Hebrews 1:3, in theMoffatt translation, as "the UNIVERSE." The entire UNIVERSE wasmade by Him!The fourteenth verse of John 1 says: "And the Word was madeftesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld bis glory, the glory asof the only begotten ofthe Father,) full of grace and truth."The Personage called the Word was the one who ultimatelyyetmore than 1900 years ago-was born Jesus Christ.The name, "the Word," is translated from the original Greektext, and means, literally, just what is translated into English -"Spokesman.'' But He was not the Son of God "in the beginning."Yet the Scriptures reveal that He has always existed, and alwayswill - "from eternity to eternity." He was "without father, withoutmother, without deseen t. having neither beginning of days norend oflife ..." (Heb. 7:3).So think on this, ifyou will!Originally there existed only these two Spirit Personages, selfexistent.They had creative powers - they had perfect suprememinds - they possessed perfect, holy and righteous CHARACTER.But THERE W AS NONE ELSE - NOTHING ELSE! There was nomatter - no material universe - YET! No other living being orthing.Only these two, equal in mind and powers, except that