The Gospel Of John Glorifying The Cross

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

Charles B. Hodge, Jr., is a prolific writer and a minister of the Church of Christ. He closes each chapter of The Agony & Glory of the Cross with “The Cross…there is no other way!” Thus, I have taken Reverend Hodge’s declaration for the title of this review. He further explains his thesis of the importance of the cross: “Jesus could not save Himself and still be our Savior. There is no way but the cross.” The unique approach to teaching the New Testament – and Christs’ journey to Calvary – requires several readings, analysis, and return to biblical text.

The first thing that comes to someone's mind when they think Jesus is about the cross. Jesus was beaten, tortured and died on the cross. He was murdered by those who believed he was anything but a good man. He willingly went through the torture and beating because that was what he was told to do by the Lord. Jesus knew he had to die to save all of our souls. He died to wash away all our sins, and now when we sin we can pray for forgiveness and automatically be forgiven by the Lord. Jesus knew this most of his life, and was ready and willing to give up his life for us.

The Cross has a variety of symbolic and religious meanings that can be interpreted from a Pagan viewpoint and Christian viewpoint,

The passage uses figure of thought to refer to the cross. In line 67 the allegory ‘slayer’ according to the footnote refers to the cross in John 19 verses 41 and 42. This use of allegory may not be of significance to the contemporary reader who may not read the footnote to understand its meaning.

The cross, also known as the crucifix, is a symbol of Jesus’s unconditional love for us and his selflessness. This symbol had shaped my faith and beliefs in this world because when Jesus died on the cross for us, He showed us what true unconditional love meant and that is to put the people you love before yourself. The fact that Jesus loves me encourages me to also be like Him, to be selfless, and make sacrifices for the people that I love.

This all started because of the Crowds doubt in Jesus. They still wanted to see if He could give them more Bread, like at the manna. They did not realize that the people who ate at the manna still died. The food they ate only sustained them for a time when they were in the wilderness, but they eventually died. Jesus was offering them something far greater than Moses’ manna, but they were rejecting it because they were thinking physically. Jesus then restates what He has been saying the whole time: That He is the Bread of Life.

When reading the book of the John it is important to know the genre which is the Gospel. Before reading the book of John it important to know the main focus and intentions of the book which is that the Gospel is primarily focused on the life of Jesus and its main objective is to prove that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. As Russel puts it by reading the Gospel, readers can discover the charactersists of Jesus and learn about his teachings that serve as an outstanding model for all Christians who seek spiritual growth. One must keep in mind also the various directions for interpreting the Gospels which in the book of John contain six which include: emphasizing the broader context when reading, studying

John the Baptist's main purpose on earth was to prepare the way for Jesus Christ. In the book Encountering the New Testament, the authors state "John recognized himself as a transitional figure who was a forerunner of the Messiah” (page 109). The four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - hold the accounts of John's life. John preached on the end of the age, the coming of the Messiah, and the final judgment. He baptized people in water and had a group of disciples around him, but he ultimately prepared the world for Jesus Christ. As John baptized with water, Jesus baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire. Just as John had disciples, so did Jesus. John urged his own disciples to follow the Messiah instead of him. Because of his preaching about

John or The Gospel of John is classified as a narrative genre. The Gospel was written between 70 and 100 A.D. (Hindson & Town, 2013; Smith, 2002). The authors is thought to be John, son of Zebedee. There is only one reference to the author “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (21:20-24). The theme of John for Christ’s divine identity is conveyed through the seven metaphors. It tells of Jesus speaking of his Divine identity as the “bread of life” (6:35), “the light of the world” (8:12), “the door of the sheep” (10:7), “the good shepherd” (10:11), “the resurrection and the life” (11:25), “the way, the truth, and the life” (14:6), and “the true vine” (15:1). The gospel was written to express the truth that “you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (20:31). The book talks of many events, a few of the major ones would be the feeding of the

John’s gospel portrays Jesus as a divine being coming to earth to reveal the truth necessary for salvation. It is in John’s gospel that Jesus makes some of his most familiar and yet extraordinary declarations about himself, where he says that he is ‘the bread of life,” “the light of the world”, “the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.” and “the way, the truth, and the life.” This is the Gospel that identifies Jesus as the Word of God “through whom all things were made.” It is here that he makes the astonishing claim that “before Abraham was, I am,” where he confesses that “I and the Father are one,” and where he tells Nicodemus that “you must be born again.” And it is in this Gospel that Jesus performs many of his most memorable acts: turning the water into wine, raising his friend Lazarus from the dead, and washing his disciples’ feet. Jesus talks a lot about his own identify in the gospel of John. John’s gospel also talks of Jesus as God’s equal. 1.

During the course of 2,000 years of Christian history, the cross, the symbol of salvation, has been detached from the ongoing suffering and oppression of human beings. In other words, the cross has been transformed into an ornament that Christians wear around their necks. Rather than reminding us of the “cost of discipleship,” it has become a form of “cheap grace,” an easy way to salvation that doesn’t force us to confront the power of Christ’s message and mission.

The author of the Epistle of 1st John is not named in the letter, but church tradition has been strong in affirming John the Apostle, “that disciple whom Jesus loved” from (Jn. 21:7), as the author. The author declares himself as one who “we have seen with our eyes…and our hands have handled” (1:1) declaring him an eyewitness to the life and ministry of Jesus. John’s authorship was not brought into question until the twentieth century. The epistles of 2nd and 3rd John add to the controversy as they are attributed to a person called “The elder” who’s identity is also unknown (see v.1 in 2nd and 3rd John). The discussion of authorship asks two basic questions in the case of the Johannine corpus, first, were the books all written by the same author and second who was that author.

The cross of Jesus Christ is meaningful to our Christians’ life, especially to our healing to be exact. The cross not only effects human damages and hurts, but also becomes path to healing. If there is no cross of Jesus Christ, the world would have never had an opportunity to be restored or renewed or reunited with God. As a Christian, we often hear and are encouraged to bring our burdens, hurts and worries to the cross. It is such a complicated and abstract concept to understand why and how to bring those negative feelings and hurts to the cross. The book ‘Bring our hurts to the Cross’ clearly explains the relationship between the cross and healing.

Firstly, the cross in today’s society in the Christian faith serves as a remembrance of the greatest sacrifice God has made for man thus far which is the crucifixion of his only son. It signifies the life of Christ. The crucifixion of Christ, in fact the cross is celebrated worldwide by the Christian masses, the true meaning of the Cross has been engraved in the hearts of true believers it has been buried deeply in the hearts and minds of men who understand that “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Jesus suffered on the cross so that man can live, he suffered humiliation and brutality so that we, humans, wouldn’t have to.