Sermon Tone Analysis

Exegesis of

Introduction

forms part of Prologue to Johns Gospel the first part being John John Explains the worlds response to Jesus the light who coming and who was in the world.

Jesus who was both rejected by his own and received by many is the revelation of Gods Glory and Grace.

As Carson Comments The whole rest of the book is an expansion of the revelation of this grace and Glory.

Verse 10

The World did not recognise Jesus even though it was made through him.

There is a threefold emphasis on the World (Kosmos) highlighting, he was in the world, the world was made through his agency but the word did not recognise (Know him) (Egno) him.

The light came to his own.

This makes the lack of recognition by the world all the more scandalous, his own should have been familiar with him, but they were not.

He came to his own possessions (io ida)Did not receive, there is a decisive rejection of the creator.

Many did receive him, In contrast to his own who rejected him.

in receiving him they received the creator.

Those who believed (trusted, relied, leaned and depended upon) The emphasis is on faith as an activity.

Edwken.

He gave - a gift of Grace not something that was earned.

They were given the right to become Children of God.

Teknon as distinct from Son which is reserved for Jesus.

Chilfren of God was a term usually allocated to the ethnic Isreal.

Here it is those who recieve the light that are given authority to become children of God.

Not be, the indication is that ethnicity does not automatically imply sonship.

Nothing human can bring about the new birth.

It is Gods doing.

They not only believe but become, this is a miracle of God.

Neither Greek philosophers nor Jewish teachers could conceive of the Word becoming flesh.

Since the time of *Plato, Greek philosophers had emphasized that the ideal was what was invisible and eternal; most Jews so heavily emphasized that a human being could not become a god that they never considered that God might become human.

Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, Second Edition (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2014), 250.

The revelation of God’s word, the Tora / The revelation of God’s Word, Jesus

The revelation of God’s Word, Jesus

God dwelt among his people in the tabernacle (33:10); Moses pleaded that God would continue to dwell with them (33:14–16) / The Word “tabernacled” (literally, in 1:14) among people

The Word “tabernacled” (literally, in 1:14) among people

Moses beheld God’s glor / The disciples beheld Jesus’ glory (1:14)

The disciples beheld Jesus’ glory (1:14)

Jesus is more important than John

This is personal Testimony, Jesus the Son of God is the fullness of Gods grace.

An Inexhaustible resource of Grace.

Grace upon Grace - 17 explains the meaning of 16

17 explains the meaning of 16

Grace was present in the Law, the law was given out of Grace, The Truth and Wisdom that was given in the Law are embodied in Jesus who embodies the grace wisdom and truth that the Law revealed and was gicen from.

The glory was full of grace and truth

The glory was full of grace and truth (1:14)

The glory was full of grace and truth (1:14)

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The law was given through Moses (1:17)

The law was given through Moses (1:17)

No one could see all of God’s glory (33:20)

No one could see all of God’s glory (1:18a), but it is fully revealed in Jesus (1:18b)

John

John

The revelation of God’s word, the Torah

The revelation of God’s Word, Jesus

God dwelt among his people in the tabernacle (33:10); Moses pleaded that God would continue to dwell with them (33:14–16)

The Word “tabernacled” (literally, in 1:14) among people

Moses beheld God’s glory

The disciples beheld Jesus’ glory (1:14)

The glory was full of grace and truth (34:6)

The glory was full of grace and truth (1:14)

The law was given through Moses

The law was given through Moses (1:17)

No one could see all of God’s glory (33:20)

No one could see all of God’s glory (1:18a), but it is fully revealed in Jesus (1:18b)

Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, Second Edition (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2014), 250.