The Unique “Logos” in The Gospel of John
I. Introduction Some of the questions raised when we read the first chapter of the Gospel of John are “Why the writer used the word Logos, which is from Greek Philosophy, to address Christ?” , “What is the meaning of Logos in the context of the readers and the writer of this Gospel?” . There is a unique concept of Logos which made this term used by the author as the opening idea of the Gospel. Through this writing, I want to explore the uniqueness of the meaning of Logos (in the context of the readers and the writer) as the contact point of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the Son of God . The purpose of the author writing this Gospel recorded in John 20:31 “.. but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” . The purpose of the Gospel is make people know Christ, the Son of God, and believe in Him. The aim is to win people to know Christ. The term of “Logos” becomes the point