<p>1:6 <em>It happened that a man of God was sent. His name was John</em>- AV &quot;Sent from God&quot;, <em>para </em>God. The similarity of language was in order to emphasize that the in the same way as the Lord was sent from God, so was John. There is no way therefore that such language refers to any superhuman descent of a pre-existent being, because it is used of John the Baptist. Indeed this is but one of many examples of where John&rsquo;s Gospel uses exalted language to describe the person of Jesus- but actually, if one looks out for it, John uses the very same terms about all of humanity. Here are some examples:&nbsp;</p><div align=center><table border=0 cellspacing=10 cellpadding=0 width=80%>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>            <strong>About Jesus</strong></p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p><strong>About humanity generally or other human beings</strong></p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Came into the world (9:39; 12:46; 16:28; 18:37)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>1:9 of &ldquo;every man&rdquo;; 6:14. &lsquo;Came into the world&rsquo; means &lsquo;to be born&rsquo; in   16:21; 18:37</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Sent from God (1:6; 3:28)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>3:2,28; 8:29; 15:10</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>A man of God (9:16,33)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>9:17,31</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>&lsquo;What I saw in my Father&rsquo;s presence&rsquo; (8:38)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>The work of &lsquo;<em>a man</em> who told you the   truth as I heard it from God&rsquo; (8:40)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>God was His Father</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>8:41</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>He who has come from God (8:42)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>8:47</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>The Father was in Him, and He was in the Father (10:37)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>15:5-10; 17:21-23,26</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Son of God (1:13)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>All believers are &lsquo;the offspring of God Himself&rsquo; (1:13; 1 Jn. 2:29-3:2,9;   4:7; 5:1-3,8)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Consecrated and sent into the world (17:17-19)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>20:21</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Jesus had to listen to the Father and be taught by Him (7:16; 8:26,28,40;   12:49; 14:10; 15:15; 17:8)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>All God&rsquo;s children are the same (6:45)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Saw the Father (6:46)</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>The Jews should have been able to do this (5:37)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>Not born of the flesh or will of a man, but the offspring of God Himself</p>            </td>            <td width=399 valign=top>            <p>True of all believers (1:13)</p>            </td>        </tr>    </tbody></table></div>