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Introduction to John
John the son of Zebedee
The Gospel of John is the only Gospel which mentions “the disciple whom Jesus loved.”
tells us, "One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to Him."
Probably the youngest disciple that Jesus called
The last of the four Gospels written probably by 25 years
John is the elder statesmen, the last remaining eyewitness authority of Jesus ministry
“John had more influence on Christianity in his day than Billy Graham and the Pope have had to our generation.”
Mark Driscoll
“that you may believe” = “That you may begin believing” & “That you may continue to believe”
“John’s Gospel is deep enough for an elephant to swim and shallow enough for a child to swim” Augustine
“Should a tyrant succeed in destroying the Holy Scriptures and only a single copy of the Epistle to the Romans and the Gospel According to John were to escape him, Christianity would be saved” Martin Luther
Seven key words in
1. Word
Some interpreters have translated the opening phrase of this Gospel, “Before there was a beginning, the Word had been.”
“Logos” - Word; a rational or reason (Logic)
Jews - Logos meant the revelation of God (Old Testament)
The term Word (logos) would have been familiar to the Greeks as well.
Their understanding centered on ultimate reason or the rationale of the universe rather than the personal God revealed to Abraham and his descendents.
Greek - Logos had to do with the meaning of life but they couldn’t understand
Heraclitus (Ephesus)- Above the Greek god’s was the logos which was an impersonal being.
It was above their understanding.
(Heraclitus influence the writings of Plato & Aristotle)
(Heraclitus influence the writings of Plato & Aristotle)
Augustineans - We can’t know the purpose and since we can’t understand the purpose, let’s just party
Epicureans - We don’t know or understand the purpose, so let’s just act like we do
Jesus is the logic of the universe and He still wants to speak to you!
2. God
Before the beginning “The Word” had been coequal with God throughout all eternity.
“With God?” - The Greek word pros which literally means “toward”, implies a face to face relationship.
Here in verse 2 he introduces the plurality of God.
Later in his Gospel he teaches us about the Trinity.
So Jesus, the Word, is eternal and personal.
He is God!
Unlike the Gospel writers before him, John tells us that Jesus participated in creation and again states his case twice for emphasis.
Creation is a foundational doctrine of the Christian faith.
Everything that we believe rests upon our understanding of God as the origin of all life and of the role of Jesus Christ, “The Word”, in creation.
Creation is the foundation stone of the Gospel!
3. Life
Zoe - 36 x’s in original Greek (John) = Eternal life (not the Greek work for physical life)
Jesus Christ the Creator provides physical life; Jesus Christ the Redeemer provides spiritual life; and Jesus Christ the Savior provides eternal life.
Only the God who created all things can redeem them!
John
John 1:
“Overcome” = To lay hold of; to take as one’s own possession
All the forces of Satan tried to prevent life and extinguish the light—but they could not.
4. Believe
98 x’s in the original Greek (John’s emphasis)
The Jews believed that their blood lineage provided them salvation
Nicodemus () - You can know about Jesus and still not know Him.
5. Glory
John
It’s through Jesus that we can see the Glory of God
Intrinsic Glory - His attributes (Who he is and what he does)
When you experience the Glory of God, you’ll want more!
Moses - “Show me your Glory” = I’m going to show you my attributes, I’m going to speak my name!
That’s how you’ll see my Glory!
Exodus 34:5-7
“The LORD, The LORD” = Jehovah, Yahweh, The covenant keeping God.
This is a God you can count on!
Shekinah Glory - () God led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
Peter, James and John on the mount of transfiguration
6. Grace
Grace after grace; grace, grace and more grace (John remembers)
The longer you walk with Jesus the more you’ll understand his grace
7. Truth
What the “Law” did = points us to Jesus
Point out the history of the church when it comes to “Grace and Truth”
We need a healthy balance of “Truth” and “Grace”
Closing
Challenge:
If you’re not a believer = John wants to introduce you to him
If you’re a believer, are you still growing in knowledge of Jesus?
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