The Vineyard Churches affirm the traditional reading of John 1:1 as establishing the full divinity of Jesus Christ. In Johannine theology, the Logos (Word) is understood as the divine principle through which all things were created and sustained. Jesus Christ, as the incarnate Word, is God and worthy of worship.

This affirmation is significant for Vineyard theology because it grounds the Incarnation within a comprehensive Christology. Jesus' divinity is the foundation for His authority to forgive sins, to heal the sick, to cast out demons, and to receive and impart the Holy Spirit to believers. The Vineyard movement, emphasizing the 'signs and wonders' that accompanied Jesus' ministry and continue in the Church, understands Christ's divinity as enabling and validating the continuation of His redemptive and healing work through Spirit-filled believers.

The reading also connects to the Vineyard's Trinitarian understanding of God and the Spirit's procession from the Son. The divine authority of Christ and the availability of His power and gifting to the contemporary Church flows from His identity as the eternal Word, coequal with the Father.