Yesterday, we saw Andrew being invited by Jesus to “come and see” what God was up to – and he went and brought his brother, Peter. Today, we read a very similar story with Philip and Nathanael. John 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”… Continue reading John 1:43-51 (Philip & Nathanael)
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John 1:35-42 (Andrew & Peter)
Last week, we saw a comparison between John the Baptist and Jesus: John is merely a voice crying out in preparation for the eternal Word; he’s a brief lamp that guides the path to the everlasting light of the world. Today, we read of how some of John’s disciples left him to follow Jesus, as a… Continue reading John 1:35-42 (Andrew & Peter)
Catch-up Friday
We’ve been working through chapter one of John’s Gospel, most recently looking at the character of John the Baptist. (Attention turns to some of his followers, next week.) John denied he was the Messiah. Nor was he Elijah or the prophet like Moses. Instead, he described himself as the “voice” preparing a way for God… Continue reading Catch-up Friday
John 1:29-34 (John vs Jesus II)
Yesterday, John was asked by some of the Jerusalem hierarchy who he was. He emphatically told them that he wasn’t the Messiah. Nor was he Elijah (an expected forerunner of the kingdom) or the prophet like Moses (from Deut 18:18). So if he wasn’t one of those figures, what right did he have to go… Continue reading John 1:29-34 (John vs Jesus II)
John 1:19-34 (John vs Jesus I)
In our study of John’s Gospel, we’ve now made it past the Prologue! Although today’s reading still has a strong connection with it, essentially illustrating in narrative what was said in this part of the Prologue: John 1:6-8 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness… Continue reading John 1:19-34 (John vs Jesus I)
John 1:1-18 recap
We’re almost ready to move on from the prologue. (I promise.) But before we leave it behind, I want to give it one last look. We’ve spent five days dissecting its poetry and theology, which can leave it a bit like a dead lab specimen in pieces all over the workbench. So I’d like to… Continue reading John 1:1-18 recap
John 1:14-18 (And the Word became flesh)
Continuing in our series in John chapter 1, we come to one of the most important truths in Scripture: John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. The eternal logos, the source… Continue reading John 1:14-18 (And the Word became flesh)
John 1:1-13 (And the Word was God)
Yesterday, we looked at the term “word” (logos) to see how John was presenting Jesus as the personification of wisdom and reason – the embodiment of everything that both Jews and Greeks were looking for. The eternal creative force turned up as a real person to live among us. But Jesus isn’t just the creative “force” behind… Continue reading John 1:1-13 (And the Word was God)
John 1:1-2 (What’s the Word?)
We spent two days looking at the big picture of the prologue to John’s gospel (1:1-18) – how it functioned like an ancient letter of introduction, describing who Jesus was, authorising him as the Father’s representative, and urging us to receive and trust him if we wanted to access the favour of God. Now, we’ll… Continue reading John 1:1-2 (What’s the Word?)
John 1 – Introducing Jesus (part two)
Yesterday, we thought about how the prologue to John’s Gospel (1:1-18) functioned like an ancient letter of introduction. We concluded by reading the prologue, trying to identify the three key features of a letter of introduction: The name, character, and the writer’s close relationship with the one being introduced. The impending arrival of the one being… Continue reading John 1 – Introducing Jesus (part two)
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