Come on then smarty pants, explain how the above cannot be so, keep in mind "the" as in "the" word of God is a title, so we can temporarily remove "the", to help get the clear and obvious in your head.
So then smarty, the evidence above there shows, he is word of God "a", which means your not the thing or one your of. He is of God, and if Word is a person here in 1:1, then that Word (Jesus) is of God Jesus is the image of God, so smarty what is Word person Jesus the image of.
Pay attention - Word of God = image of = the image comes from WORD = Word of WORD. .......And God (The God, the subject) was the Word (God was/is Word). (NOT Jesus, he is only in 1:1 b as per Eph 3:9, which is what become flesh.)
..........and the Word was ongoing, in progress = Eph 3:9, Gens creation = toward the God and God was the Word. While your word is in you, it is you. 1:3 and sure enough, part of the logos/plan expressed by 1:3, but NOT by Jesus, which you ignore, because you have no answers = options.
1:1 - Not the corrupted version.........and the Word was God = that tells another story. Just like the 1:14 corruption of word order like.............and the word became Man. Instead of the truth,...........and the Word Man (existing as per Luke)) became = on the scene and dwelt.........
1:14 is not speaking of The word becoming flesh, that is done in Luke, the word coming forth from Yehowah, just as Jesus repeatedly says, he come forth, was made and was then was sent into the world = after Baptism. All sent references, are in this one context.
and the word Eph 3:9 become flesh = Luke and YOU cannot deny this with Bible truth.
