Affirms
The Word is fully divine; Johannine Christology affirms Christ's deity
Anglican theology affirms the traditional reading of John 1:1 as affirming the full divinity of the Logos. The Thirty-Nine Articles and the creeds confess Christ as 'God of God' (Nicene Creed), and the Johannine Prologue is foundational to this affirmation. The Word who 'was with God and was God' becomes incarnate in Jesus Christ.
Anglican Christology, drawing on patristic sources and the ecumenical councils, treats John 1:1 as central to understanding Christ's pre-existence and divine nature. This verse is integral to the two-natures Chalcedonian Christology affirmed in Anglican formularies.
Key Distinctions
- Logos divinity:
- foundational to Christology and incarnational theology
- Incarnation:
- Creation role:
Scripture References
Sources
- Thirty-Nine Articles, Articles II–III (1571)
- Nicene Creed, as used in Anglican liturgy