Because historical testimony confirms Jesus as God in the flesh - a warning to all who refuse to believe (John 1:14-15), we can be confident in God's grace toward us in Him (John 1:15-18).
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306 episodesBecause historical testimony confirms Jesus as God in the flesh - a warning to all who refuse to believe (John 1:14-15), we can be confident in God's grace toward us in Him (John 1:15-18).
The witness has witnessed (1:6-8), the True Light has shone, and though His own people did not receive him (1:9-11), all who did receive him, he gave them the right to become children of God (1:12-13).
Jesus’s deity and eternal fellowship with God (John 1:1-2) were demonstrated in His creative activity (John 1:3) and continue now in His redemptive activity even through the church (John 1:4-5).
John presents Jesus' courage as an antidote to the fears of we who would follow him.
Israel's kings temporarily mediated God's eternal rule (Psalm 45:6-7), but Jesus the Son is God's eternal king and high priest over us (Hebrews 1:8-9; 5:5; 7:17 & 21).
God chose to mediate His rule through Israel’s kings (Psalms 1-2, 110), and through Jesus the Son, God’s final king and high priest, we have access to God (Heb 1:5, 13; 5:5).
The Victor Over Death The resurrection of Jesus displays the fulfillment of the Incarnational ministry of Christ, God’s power over death (Acts 2:22-33), and the fulfillment of His redemptive plan for humanity (Psa...
At the right time, God intervened to show His might and help His people when their opponents rejected them (Ps 118), and at the right time, Jesus was rejected as Messiah in fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan (Mat...