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John the apostle makes it clear that this other “John” was not the Light... a. Not only here in the prologue - Jn 1:8 b. But also immediately following the prologue - cf. Jn 1:19-20 3. John the Baptist’s purpose in bearing witness of the Light... a. That all might believe - 1 Jn 1:7 b. The same reason John the apostle wrote his gospel ...
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John’s experience of Jesus’ love as an exclusive relationship allowed him to reach deeper than any of the other Gospel writers. It permitted him to write a book that stands as a monument of grace and truth that is unparalleled in the Bible and in any other world literature. We do not know for sure when John met Jesus for the first time.
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2 This same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by it, and without it was made nothing that was made. 4 In it was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And that light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 ¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John 1: Jesus as the Word and the First Disciples. The first half of the book opens with a two-part introduction. First, there is a poem (John 1:1-18 ) that opens with the famous line, “In the beginning was the Word.”. This is an obvious allusion to Genesis 1 , when God created everything with his word.
Introduction. It is generally assumed that the Gospel of John is easy to understand. Often you hear the cliche, “The Gospel of John is the simple Gospel.”. And the simplicity of the language has deceived a great many folk. It is written in monosyllabic and disyllabic words. Let me lift out a couple of verses to illustrate.
1. In the prologue to his gospel, the apostle John introduces another man named John... a. A man who was sent from God - Jn 1:6 b. A man who came to bear witness of the Light - Jn 1:7-- This man, of course, was John the Baptist 2. John the apostle makes it clear that this other “John” was not the Light... a. Not only here in the prologue ...
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The Gospel of John was written to the whole world for the purpose of convincing people that Jesus is the Christ (which means Messiah...or „anointed one‟), and that by believing in Him, they might have eternal life in His name. This is precisely what John tells us in John 20:31. John 20:31 ...these are written that you may believe that Jesus ...
