Reformed Baptists affirm the traditional reading of John 1:1. The Logos is genuinely God (θεός) and eternally subsists as the Second Person of the Trinity, coequal and coeternal with God the Father. The prologue of John establishes the Logos's full divinity, personal distinction from the Father, and mediatorial role in creation. This reading is foundational to Reformed Christology and soteriology.

The 1689 London Baptist Confession affirms Christ's deity as the basis for his sufficient redemptive work. The grammatical force of the statement is unambiguous: not merely 'divine' but genuinely and fully 'God.' This interpretation undergirds the doctrine that Christ's work of atonement possesses infinite value and efficacy.