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John 1:6–13 (ESV)
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Opening Prayer
John has already told us...
Critical information about the Word...
He’s told us that the Word, the logos...
Is God.
Existed before creation with God...
And was God.
All things that came into existence owe their existence to the Logos, the Word.
Creation is an expression of the character of God.
God spoke light into the darkness...
And created the world.
Life does not exist without light.
Life came into existence by, through, and for “the Logos”.
The Logos is the true Light and the life that all mankind needs is found in Him.
God expressed Himself in Creation...
And, in spite of the Fall, God continued to give Light/Revelation into the world through Creation...
The giving of His Law, the old testament through it’s prophets, priests and kings...
But, the Word, the true Light is the perfect, exact self-revelation of the character, holiness and righteousness of God.
Now John gives us this information about the Logos...
The Light of Mankind before any earthly manifestation...
But now, in v.6 he moves on to give us more information leading up to the ministry of the Word.
Followers of John the Baptist
There were some at the time that John wrote this gospel who were attributing too much to John the Baptist.
Whether John is correcting these heretical views is unknown.
But, it does seem that John wants to set the record straight...
Because our fallen condition drives us to settle for lesser things.
Idols rather than God.
Creatures rather than the Creator.
John doesn’t want there to be any confusion, whatsoever, regarding who is...
the Messiah
the Christ
the Son of God
the Savior of the World.
Who’s greater, Jesus or John the Baptist?
Both came on the scene around the same time.
Both had followers.
Both intrigued the religious leaders.
Both were disliked by the religious leaders.
Both were put to death.
Who deserves our worship?
Who do we believe upon?
Who is greater?
John answers this by contrasting critical features of both...
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Christ John the Baptist
Was from all Eternity Was not from all Eternity
Is God Himself A Mere Man Commissioned by God
Creator Created Creature
Is the True Light Not the True Light
The Object of Faith Only an Agent of Faith
The Messiah The Forerunner of the Messiah
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John was not the Christ.
John was not the True Light.
But, John had a role to play regarding the True Light...
John’s Role to the Light
John 1:6–8 (ESV)
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
John was given a specific task from God.
He was to have a ministry that started just before the Messiah appeared....
And, John’s ministry was to prepare the people for Him...
And, to point people to Him.
To prepare people for His coming and appearance.
John is not the true light.
John is a reflector.
We will hear more about John the Baptist, but...
John’s life and ministry is for the purpose of exalting the true Light.
Thinking about John and his purpose makes me ask these questions...
What is our life pointing at?
What is our testimony to the world?
Are we pointing people to the Light?
Jesus is the True Light
John 1:9–11 (ESV)
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
The true (genuine) Light, which is also the Word was coming into the world.
John the Baptist was preparing the True Light’s people so they might receive the True Light.
Notice that John makes a distinction here.
He reminds us in v.10…read.
Everything that was created was created by the true Light, the Word.
But the true Light was coming into the world in some act that is distinct from creation.
And His coming into the world was the genuine and ultimate self-disclosure of God to man.
Now, what does John mean when he says in v.9...
The true light, which gives light to everyone.
How does the Logos give light to everyone?
In the context, and everything must be interpreted within the context of the passage...
the Light is the life of God in Christ...
And, therefore Christ Himself...
And, Christ is made manifest to the world in two ways:
A personal confrontation with Him in His life on earth.
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