Therefore, consider reading the Gospel of John and Romans with us this summer. Then commit to getting on this blog and interacting over the world wide web with fellow journeymen. We will answer questions, post thoughts and explore the Bible together, even as we are sometimes apart.
Click here for the CPC summer reading plan.
Click here for the CPC summer reading plan.
~Alec Flynt
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ReplyDeleteTaking a chapter verse by verse is a whole lot different from reading it as a narrative. Like peeling a onion, we can go very deep into the meaning.
ReplyDeleteJohn is presenting the undeniable fact that Jesus Christ is God by stating, “in the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”(John 1: 1) “and the Word was made Flesh, and Dwelt among us.(John 1: 14) In this first chapter he brings the Trinity into focus as God; 3 in one. When he introduces John the Baptist he brings in the Holy Spirit and lets us know in Christ “we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father”. John confirms that Jesus is God and wants us to know Him; that He is in our everyday lives. He also tells us that Jesus is the true Light, but that most do not know him.
ReplyDeleteI love the Trinitarian observation here. God is three in one, right there in John 1!
ReplyDeleteI think it is good to realize that John is giving us a chronological view of Christ life. He starts at the beginning of all things then jumps right in to the fulfillment of scripture with John the Baptist being the “Voice in the wilderness” that proclaims the coming Messiah. He shows us that John declares Jesus is “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world”. He also shows us that John the Baptist, even when tempted to take glory, is humble and obedient to what God has shown him through the Holy Spirit. Then John moves on, twice he tells us “the next day” keeping us moving with Jesus. We find Andrew following Him then bringing his brother Peter to Jesus. We see Jesus calling Phillip and Phillip finding Nathanael (who is at first a skeptic). To me this shows how many were looking outside the religious circles eager to find the Messiah. I think it is interesting to see Nathanael’s reaction when Jesus tells him about his resting under the fig tree. He calls him the “King of Israel” suggesting the desire for a physical ruler as well as a Messiah.
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