{"id":18590,"date":"2024-11-29T14:23:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18590"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:51:50","slug":"jesus-eternal-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jesus-eternal-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jesus Eternal? Yes: What the Bible and the Nicene Creed Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. John&#039;s Gospel opens, &quot;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God&quot; (John 1:1). Colossians says Christ &quot;is before all things&quot; (Colossians 1:17), and Hebrews calls him &quot;the same yesterday and today and forever&quot; (Hebrews 13:8). Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses and some other groups disagree. Where does the Bible say Jesus is eternal? The fullest statement is the opening of John&#039;s Gospel: &quot;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. John 1:1 says the Word was with God in the beginning, and the Nicene Creed calls the Son begotten &quot;before all ages.&quot; Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses disagree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2558,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-jesus-love\/","url_meta":{"origin":18590,"position":0},"title":"Is Jesus Love? Yes: The Bible Says God Is Love and Shows It in Jesus","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes. The Bible says \"God is love\" (1 John 4:8), and John defines that love by God sending his Son. 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