Why is Jesus called the Word of God?
Philip the Apostle. The text (in Old Church Slavonic) in the book is: "15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love..." (First Epistle of John). Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (1774) at Kondopoga. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God ." ( Revelation 19:13 ) This uniquely expressive name assigned to Christ, as He returns to Earth in glory, is used also by John in his gospel ( John 1:1 , 14) and in his epistle ( 1 John 1:1 ), referring both to His primeval work of creation and also to His human incarnation. It is well known that "Word" here is the Greek logos . Six times it is applied by John as a name or title of the Son of God (three times in John 1:1 ), the second person of the Trinity . Actually, John used it seven times, assu