There is no "he" in the Greek.
You're obfuscating. SOMETHING/SOMEONE "was in the beginning WITH GOD.
HOUTOS definition according to Strong's: "this; he, she, it."
It is also used to mean: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
And it is translated as (count): This (750), These things (223), these (176), he (52), Him (23), That (23), of these (17), of this (17), this one (17), of these things (7), to this (7), she (6), than these (5), those (5), to Him (4), by this (3), it (3), purpose (3), thing (3), thus (3), with this (3), For this (2), of them (2), of this one (2), she herself (2), them (2), therefore (2), they (2), Things (2), this man (2), to this one (2), with these (2), ... of this (1), about these things (1), all things (1), As these (1), as to these (1), But this (1), by that (1), he who (1), hereunto (1), in that (1), in these (1), In this (1), man (1), of those (1), one (1), same (1), such (1), such things (1), than these things (1), than this (1), the fact that (1), themselves (1), they are (1), this sort (1), those things (1), with her (1), with them (1).
So apply ANY of those to the verse. You still have to answer the question: "HOUTOS" refers to... _____. (Fill in the blank.)
Keep in mind that what- or whoever you put in, must be consistently applied to the rest of the passage, and that everything that is said about it must fit the context.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.____ was in the beginning with God.All things were made through ____, and without ____ nothing was made that was made.In ____ was life, and the life was the light of men.And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.____ was in the world, and the world was made through ____, and the world did not know ____.____ came to His own, and ____ own did not receive ____.But as many as received ____, to them ____ gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in ____ name:who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld ____ glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.John bore witness of ____ and cried out, saying, “This was ____ of whom I said, ‘____ who comes after me is preferred before me, for ____ was before me.’ ”And of ____ fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through ____ ____.No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, ____ has declared Him. - John 1:1-18
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John1:1-18&version=NKJV
So go ahead, fill in the blanks with ONE entity that you think fits, EXCLUDING "He" or "Him" or "Jesus Christ."
You cannot, nor will you, because the entire passage (barring the passage talking about John) is talking about Jesus Christ, and thus, "He" and "Him" are CORRECTLY used.
The masculine personal pronoun is translator bias.
Prove it.
You ignored what I said about it.
You are correct Jesus is his Father's holy servant ... and Jesus is the Creators holy servant. Thus, Jesus is NOT the creator in Genesis, his God is.
The Father is.
Supra.
Compared to all other men, Jesus is the perfect example of sinlessness.
That's not what I asked.
I asked, "was Jesus good?"
You: [no response]
You said, and I quote: "Jesus is the perfect example of sinlessness."
Is not God ALSO the perfect example of sinlessness? Or do you think that God is not sinless?
You ignored my challenge to your position. Here it is again:
If your answer is anything but "YES, Jesus was good," (to the above question, "Was Jesus good?") then you need to provide the evidence that you have that He was not, in fact, good.
Your answer was not clearly and unequivocally "YES, Jesus was good." Therefore:
YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE THAT HE WAS NOT, IN FACT, GOOD.
If you cannot do that, then you need to concede the point that Jesus was, in fact, good, for even you, yourself, admit that, and I quote, "Jesus is the perfect example of sinlessness."
In what way was Jesus not good?
His Father is the source of all goodness,
Red herring.
Jesus is the "IMAGE" of his God.
Is the image of God not good?
