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In this study I want to too
address the issue of the Deity of Jesus from the perspective of John’s
gospel. The other books of the gospel tell the story of Jesus. but
we find John focusing on distinct theological themes, which contrast
such terms as life and death, light and darkness, belief and unbelief,
truth and falsehood, love and hate.
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In
this 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."
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