Book Of John

We are often searching for answers to find out who Jesus was or what His teachings really meant. John includes eight different situations in which Jesus gives what are known as the “I Am” statements. Instead of continuing to simply wonder about who Jesus is, we can take an in depth look into the “I Am” statements that Jesus made while He was here on earth. Conclusions can be drawn by looking at the statements Jesus makes and looking into what they mean. He uses an emphatic “I Am” to bring out important teachings about his person. Most of these statements are known by Christians.

John the Baptist was an obedient follower of Christ and was known for his remarkable lifestyle. His main audience was unbelievers and new Christians, therefore, he had a huge responsibility to preach about repentance and the coming of the Savior. When it came to confrontation, John did not hold back from speaking truth into a person's life. He was fearless and and believed that standing for the truth was most important. People were attracted to the teachings of John, because he spoke the truth and that baptism was a symbol of their repentance. John was appointed by God to announce the arrival of Jesus Christ. In John 3:28, he says, "You yourselves know how plainly I told you, 'I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for Him.”

Miraculously, John was born to an old priest Zachariah and a pious, old, barren mother named Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7, 57). Indeed, John’s birth indicated the inception of God’s promised program to redeem His people. At last, God sent the last of the Old Testament prophet to Israel to break the four hundred years of silence. As God promised, John appeared in the role of a prophet proclaiming the coming Messiah, but he was introduced as John the Baptist. John’s ministry was associated with baptism, so baptism became his identifying sign and caused John to be known as John the

God (1:1, 18; 20:28). Here, too, Jesus makes a series of important "I am" statements

Many of them were spoken through parables. In John 6:35, Jesus identified Himself as the Bread of Life. In John 10:11, He was the Good Shepherd, caring for His sheep. In John 14:6 the Way, the Truth and the Life characterized Him. Jesus is the Light of the World in John 8:12 and John 9:5. In John 15:1 and 5 Jesus reveals Himself as the True Vine and the only place that the branches may find life. He is the Resurrection and the Life in John 11:25, and in Revelation 1:17 He is the First and the Last (100 Truths About Jesus).

The theme of John in writing his Gospel is the manifestation of Christ’s glory. To accomplish his purpose the apostle selects some of those things in the life and work of Christ that exhibit most clearly his true character and mission (Vaughn, 1965). John explicitly said in his purpose statement (John 20:30-31) that the aim of his Gospel is to present Jesus as the promised Messiah of the Old Testament Scriptures and the unique Son of God. John’s primary means of revealing Jesus as the divine Messiah is the seven sign-miracles and their attendant contexts of teaching, all of which are recorded in the first twelve chapters (Kim, 2010).

Many people try to dissect the relationship of John the Baptist and Jesus as either rivals or mentor. However, in the several passages found in Block 1, we see John asking people to repent and seek the Lords grace. This presents John as a servant of Jesus. In block 2, we see John completely humbled as Jesus asks him to baptize him. He was so shocked that he asked Jesus if the positions should be reversed. We do not grasp much of Jesus’ character as he says very little/nothing. However, we see reassurance of God’s presence over Jesus when he sends the dove. In block 3, we experience Jesus as a teaching Jesus. He uses analogies in order to explain his teachings. This is something that we don’t see John do. In block 4, we read that John’s disciples approach

that he was also writing to the people who did not believe. John focuses on the divinity of Jesus Christ. The

We are like Lazarus in this Gospel of John, secured to death in our present life. We are called to life by our Lord Jesus. Jesus is the life of this world and the light, hear his words and let us walk into the light with Him. The theme of this Gospel, we are to recognize ourselves in Lazarus and the miracle of his renewal from physical death to physical life. Our eternal life begins the very moment we accept Jesus Christ as our liberator. Jesus Christ is the light and life in our life and to all people. Jesus raises Lazarus from his death, and the people are filled with joy and faith. We are to see ourselves in Lazarus, as Christ gives us freely, life and light.

“You may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:30-32). This passage leaves us to believe that the evangelist’s goal through the book of John is to let the audience know that he is the messiah that he is there to create a covenant between God and all people. In t he passage of Jesus and the Festival of Passover/Pesach Jesus begins by appearing in Galilee. Jesus is found to be leading people and those who fallow are those who believe in his miracles of curing the sick and providing for those in need. Within the passafe of 6:1 Jesus tests the disciples to see if they will still follow him knowing full well that he is in control of the situation. When Jesus disperses the

Explanation: The Gospel of John begins like no other. It begins, not at Jesus’ birth, not at the time of the prophets, not even at Adam, but in the very beginning, before there was anything. Anything, that is, except God and the Word who was God. John introduces this Word as the light and the life and the creator of everything. And yet his own creation did not know him. At this point, the man whom Jesus called the greatest prophet of all (Luke 7:28) is introduced: John the Baptist. He came to wake the world up to see their creator that had come to them. Truly, he came to “prepare the way of the Lord” (Isaiah 40:3), a light to testify of the Light that was even already come. John’s role was to open the eyes of the world to see the Christ that had come: the Savior they did not recognize or receive, the Light they,

(WW 233). The Gospel of John however wrote about the beginning, while implying that Jesus is the Son of God when writing “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. … And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (WW 255).

The Gospel of John is one of the four gospels within the New Testament. Throughout the Gospel there are many themes that are apparent. Many of the themes are associated with Jesus and him being deemed as the “son of God.” Within the New Testament there are reoccurring themes such as love, power, and sacrifice, but specifically in the Gospel of John, there are eternal life and dualism. The main focus however for this gospel is eternal life of Jesus.

a man, but also a God is very important. Through Johns’ gospel, we can see how we should live our lives with Jesus as our example. My favorite passage, which was mentioned above, is John 3:16. I really like this passage because it shows how God saved me, my family, my friends, and everyone else in the world. This passage shows how much God loves us as a world, but also our individuality. I appreciate Him so much and this helps me to appreciate Him even

Similar to Matthew, John makes this obvious from the opening verse of the gospel in which he rewrites the creation myth from the beginning of Genesis. Where Genesis states that “In the beginning God created earth” (Genesis 1:1), the Gospel of John changes the text to say that “in the beginning the was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). There is no longer just God, there is the Word, or Jesus, and the reader is forced to now think about the world in this way. Instead of bridging the gap between the Hebrew Bible and Jesus, John chooses to changing the words and thus change the way the faith is thought about. John rewrites tradition through Jesus and attempts to create a change in the way the faith works. During the crucifixion of Jesus, John continues to allude to the Jewish tradition with subtle changes to past ideas. When on the cross, a thirsty Jesus is given a drink from “a sponge full of vinegar on a hyssop” (John 19:29). The reed of hyssop, though it could not have actually held a sponge, it’s meant to remind the audience of the tradition of using hyssop to spread blood on your door during Passover. And after his death, John refers to the fulfillment of prophecy in 19:36, where scripture said that “not a bone of him shall be broken.” Subsequently, Jesus is pierced by the spear of a soldier and “there came out blood and water” (John 19:34). All of these examples allude to the tradition of Passover. These references, however, were originally about the sacrificial lamb to be slaughtered for use on the sacred holiday. John takes this traditional idea and changes it, using the idea in reference to Jesus. Both the cleansing blood and water that fall from Jesus and the bones that are not be broken are meant to liken Jesus to the sacrificial lamb that saves the Jews. John leads the audience to believe that it is no