[Belteshazzar]

Well, kosta50, you are being a bit less than effusive with your answers to my questions, but I will take them in good faith.

Would you agree that in the first words of his gospel, John is positing that the Word, the Logos who became flesh and dwelt among us, was at the beginning, was with the Cause, and was Himself Cause? Do I understand rightly on this, in your opinion?

Note that I am not at this point speaking to the issue of John’s veracity in these things.

[kosta50]

Would you agree that in the first words of his gospel, John is positing that the Word, the Logos who became flesh and dwelt among us, was at the beginning, was with the Cause, and was Himself Cause?

I am not sure I understand what you are diving at. Why John? Anything can be the cause. For what it's worth, the Son is not the Cause, having himself been caused (begotten).