The Beginning John 1:1-8

John’s Theme: So Mankind Will Believe

Theme

John 3:16 NKJV

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.

Purpose

John 20:30 NKJV

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

John 20:31 NKJV

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Author

John was a fisherman and son of Zebedee

Matthew 4:21–22 NKJV

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

He was in Jesus’ inner circle a member of the Sons of Thunder

Mark 3:17 NKJV

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”;

John never mentions himself by name but refers to himself as “the disciple Jesus loved..

John 13:23 NKJV

Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

Last living Apostle

Completed The New Testament Unbeknownst to him

Gospel of John last Gospel written

AD 90

Revelation last epistle written

AD 91-95

Outline

Prologue 1:1-18

Jesus’ ministry in Galilee 1:19-12:50

Jesus and the Last Supper 13:1-14:31

4. Jesus’ discourses as he goes to Gethsemane 15:1–16:33

5. Jesus’ prayer for his own 17:1–26

6. Jesus’ arrest, trial and crucifixion 18:1–19:42

7. Jesus’ resurrection and appearances 20:1–21:25

Keys to John

• Key word Believe, nearly 100 times.

• John stresses the deity of the incarnate Son of God with his: seven “I am” statements ( John 6:35; 8:12; 10:7; 10:11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1)

• Seven miraculous signs (John 1–12)

• Five witnesses (John 5:30–40)

• 50% of John’s Gospel, that is 419 verses out of the total of 879 verses, contain the spoken words of Jesus.

• John has 20 quotations and 105 allusions from the Old Testament.

Prologue: In The Beginning

In the beginning is showing the beginning of time.

John and Moses both are saying:

GOD HAS NO BEGINNING BUT RATHER CREATED OUR BEGINNING

John 1:1 NKJV

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2 NKJV

He was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 NKJV

All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

John 1:4 NKJV

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

Genesis 1:1 NKJV

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2 NKJV

The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:3 NKJV

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Genesis 1:4 NKJV

And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

John 1:5 NKJV

And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

John 1:6 NKJV

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:7 NKJV

This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

John 1:8 NKJV

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:9 NKJV

That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.