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The delayed revelation of Jesus’ name in the prologue (the Gospel According to John 1:1–18) reflects the author’s understanding of Jewish respect for the holiness of God’s name, and it sets the stage for Jesus to claim God’s name as his own.
- Jesus Is The Eternal Word of God (1:1-2).
- Jesus Is The Creator of All Things That Exist (1:3).
- Jesus Is The Author of Life, Which Should Point All People Toward Him (1:4).
- Jesus Is The only Source of True Light in This Spiritually Dark World (1:5).
- Conclusion
- Application Questions
John 1:1-2: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” We need to be clear on what John is affirming here, because it is foundational for the Christian faith. Four things:
John 1:3: “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” I’ve already pointed out that if everything that has come into being came into being through Jesus, then clearly Jesus never came into being. He has existed eternally. The Bible teaches that all three members of the Trinity were ...
John 1:4: “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.” John uses “life” 36 times in his Gospel, more than any other New Testament book. D. A. Carson (The Gospel According to John [Eerdmans/Apollos], p. 119) argues that in light of verses 1-3, “the life inhering in the Word is related not to salvation but to creation.” The next phrase, “the...
John 1:5, “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” The word translated “comprehend” can have two meanings, much like our word “grasp.” It can mean to comprehend or grasp mentally, or it can mean to overcome or take hold of something in the sense of mastering it physically. If it refers to creation, then John’s mea...
So John’s point in this opening stunning description of Jesus Christ is to tell us that He is the eternal Word, the Creator of everything, and that He reveals the life and light of God to this dark world. Have you ever been stunned like that soldier in Ben Hur because God opened your eyes to see who Jesus really is? Because He is the eternal God, w...
Why is the deity of Jesus Christ foundational to Christianity? Can a person who denies His deity be truly saved?An early heresy (modalism) taught that God revealed Himself as the Father in the Old Testament, as the Son in the New Testament, and as the Holy Spirit after Pentecost. Why is this wrong? How does...Outside of the Gospel of John, what texts most strongly prove the deity of Jesus? Which texts do the cults use to try to disprove it? How would you answer them?What are some practical benefits of Jesus being our life and light? How do these truths apply to our daily lives?The first three Gospels focus more on what Jesus taught and did; John focused more on who Jesus is. John shows us who Jesus is by highlighting seven signs (miracles) of Jesus. Six of these miracles are not mentioned in the first three gospels.
Although John preceded Jesus, in both his birth and his ministry, Jesus preceded John in that he was the eternal Word. The one who had always existed as God now took upon himself human form and made God known to humankind.
John 1:3. All things were made by him — All creatures, whether in heaven or on earth, the whole universe, and every being contained therein, animate or inanimate, intelligent or unintelligent. The Father spoke every thing into being by him, his Eternal Word. Thus, Psalm 33:6, By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, &c.
But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee and revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. ( AG ) 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they remained there a few days.
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Jul 30, 2024 · In the book of Revelation, John reintroduces Jesus as the “Word of God” (Revelation 19:13). John describes Jesus as pre-existent. Jesus was in the beginning with God means He was already present in Genesis 1:1 when the universe began. He has always existed (John 8:58).
