In John's gospel we have the deepest spiritual and theological teachings of Jesus.
- John's gospel emphasizes Christ's deity to a greater extent than the others.
- John began not with Jesus' birth, but with a statement of Christ's pre-existence as God.
- John's purpose in writing this book was to unveil the Man, Jesus, and to reveal Him as God.
John 20:31 ...but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Special Marks of Jesus' Divinity -
John 1:1-18.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
John starts out by showing and proclaiming that Jesus was God from the beginning. He then goes on to show us how to respond, from the heart, to Jesus as Lord and Savior.
- Jesus Is Revealed as Being Pre-existent with the Father.
- He Is Shown and Revealed as the Creator of the Universe.
- He Is Proclaimed As Life.
- Jesus Is Proclaimed as the Light of the World.
- Jesus Was Also Proclaimed As Being Full Of Grace And Truth.
We must see Jesus as He is, God's ultimate Word of revelation. We must hear His Word, and come to understand and believe in Him. When we trust ourselves to Jesus, forever, and daily, we will learn what it means to "have eternal life in Him."
