Affirms
Jesus existed as the divine Logos before His incarnation.
The Plymouth Brethren affirm that Christ existed eternally before His incarnation as the divine Word (Logos). He was not created but eternally begotten of the Father, and was active in creation. His pre-incarnate appearances in the Old Testament (theophanies) are understood as manifestations of the Son. This eternal pre-existence is crucial to Brethren Christology.
Key Distinctions
- Preexistence affirmed:
- affirmed — the Son/Logos eternally pre-existed the Incarnation
- Ot identity:
- the eternal Word and agent of creation (John 1:1-3); identified with YHWH in various OT theophanies
Scripture References
Sources
- J.N. Darby, Lectures on the Gospel of John
- Brethren theological writings