As noted in the previous post, a foundational principle is that God actually exists. At one point, in Hebrew history, a man named Moses, a shepherd without any real status in society, saw a most unusual sight: a bush that burned but wasn’t consumed. Out of the midst of the bush, he heard the voice of God telling him to embark on a mission to free his people from Egypt. When Moses asks the name of the voice, he is told,
I Am who I Am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: “I Am has sent me to you.”
When Jesus later spoke to the Pharisees, and they demanded to know who He claimed to be, He responded, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am.” The connection was clear–so clear that they immediately tried to stone Him to death. They understood He was claiming to be God.
Not only does God actually exist, but He has made Himself known.
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
This is another foundational principle, the truth that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. It is a truth denied by most of the world, but only through this truth do we find out what life is really all about. And it is a truth that needs to permeate our culture.