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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
St. John opens his Gospel with a profound theological declaration that echoes the first words of Genesis. The Church Fathers unanimously understood this verse as affirming the eternal divinity of the Logos — the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.
St. Augustine teaches that "the Word" (Verbum) signifies the eternal generation of the Son from the Father — not a word spoken and passing away, but an abiding Word, co-eternal with the Father...
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