John 1:14–18

God so loves the world that He created that He gave His only begotten Son to die in our place so  that anyone who believes in Him will be saved. He did not send Jesus to condemn us but that through Him we could be saved.

No greater love exist!

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

Satan is always looking for ways to make us react sinfully against God. From the words we speak to the places our hearts roam, Satan watches and waits to seize evil opportunities. But we find comfort in knowing that God is the opposite of (and far greater than) Satan. We can trust God in all circumstances. Jesus said living in a fallen world means pain is unavoidable, but we can find peace in Him when we don't understand it (John 16:33). What comfort we find in knowing that He never wastes our suffering and has eternal purposes for everything we experience. First5 

John 1:14–18

 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. The New King James Version

The Word became flesh continues the symbolism of verse 1 by describing how the logos took on human form. This depiction of the logos as a personal being in human flesh is a reversal of the philosophical concept of the logos as an impersonal principle or force. The idea that divine beings could appear in human form was common in the ancient world, so John seems to take extra care to emphasize that Jesus was human, not that He merely appeared in human form. 

Took up residence the Greek verb used here literally means “to dwell in a tent” and likely alludes to the old testament tabernacle as God’s dwelling among His people. Through His Son, God is taking up a post among His people just as He had done for ancient Israel. His glory alludes to the manifestations of divine glory in the old testament. Yahweh’s presence could be found in the tabernacle or temple. 

The glory of Jesus, the Word, is the same as the glory of God the Father. The Greek term monogenēs, meaning “one and only” carries the sense of uniqueness and special beloved status. John’s use of monogenēs foreshadows the emphasis on the intimate relationship between Jesus and God the Father. 

Jesus is the unique and beloved Son of God, sent from God to fully represent the Father on earth and reveal the Father and His plan for salvation in a previously unparalleled way (3:16–17). The Son reflects the Father perfectly and perfectly carries out His will. The close relationship of Father and Son means their works and will are in perfect unity. 

Grace and truth alludes to two central attributes of the divine character steadfast love and, faithfulness. Jesus embodies the ultimate expression of God’s covenant loyalty and unmerited favor toward the world that rejected Him. 

John contrasts Moses with Jesus, emphasizing the superiority of the gospel of Christ to the law of Moses. Throughout his Gospel, John presents Jesus as the fulfillment of old testament expectations. 

The world will fully see God only as revealed through Jesus. Faithlife Study Bible

The Word became flesh. The Son of God who was from eternity became human, with limitations in time and space. This is the doctrine of the incarnation: God became human. Nothing of the essential nature of deity was lost in this event; we might rephrase became as “took to Himself.” 

John uses the word flesh to refer to the physical nature of humans, not to our sinful disposition. 

Dwelt comes from the Greek word for tent that was used in the Greek OT for the tabernacle, where the presence of God dwelt. In the OT, glory refers to the divine presence. 

As God manifested His glory in the tabernacle, so Jesus displayed His divine presence before the apostles. Only begotten means unique, one of a kind. The same term is used of Isaac (Hebrews 11:17), who was not the only physical son of Abraham, but was the unique son of promise. 

All who trust Christ are born of God. In the Gospel of John, these “born ones” are called children of God, but Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God. He is the only Son who is fully God. He is also full of grace and truth. When God revealed Himself to Moses, He proclaimed Himself to be “abounding in goodness and truth”.  As applied to Jesus Christ, this phrase marks Him as the author of perfect redemption and perfect revelation. The NKJV Study 

John 1:30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,