The Gospel Of John Tells Us That Jesus

In our current day and age, removed from the accounts in the Bible, some would still argue the divinity of Jesus. But this is not a new argument, the Disciples and even Jesus himself faced the animosity of doubters. The Gospel of Matthew describes some of these arguments and proves the undeniable truth that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah whom the Jewish Nation waited, and the Savior of the world.

While numerous scholars say that John is the Gospel to the world (and Matthew to the Jews, Mark to the Romans, and Luke to the Greeks), a Jewish scholar such as Israel Abrahams might very well believe that the Gospel of John is the most Jewish Gospel of the four by the way it reflects Jewish traditions and symbolisms. According to David Wenham[i], there is more attention given to Jesus as the Messiah in the Gospel of John than in any of other Gospels. In John, from chapter one onwards people are directly talking about Jesus as Messiah, and then there is intense public debate about whether Jesus is Messiah or not in John 7:25-31, 41-44[ii], which indicates that John is quite mindful of Jewish issues.

Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, the only way of salvation and the second person of the Trinity. (Funk & Wagnalls, 2015) The Gospels Matthew and Luke introduce the birth and childhood of God’s one and only Son, Jesus. His story began when the Angel Gabriel visited His virgin mother, announcing that she would give birth to a son, and that she was to call Him Jesus, for He would be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:30-35) The incarnation of the Messiah, was the Word

God loved and care for His creation of humanity so much, that He sent Himself to earth in human form, Jesus Christ the messiah to save all people of all nations. God as Jesus develop human relationships with the people around Him, especially the twelve disciples who he sent out to proclaim the message of God’s kingdom. Jesus even spoke to the disciples about loving him more than they would ever love their wife or children before Him. God wanted to be your first love before anyone else in your life, he wanted a lasting deep relationship in your life, He wanted to actively involve with humanity. God loved humanity and wanted an eternal bond with His creation “that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall

Jesus represents different views in relation to the doctrine of Christianity and Judaism. According to Christianity doctrine, Jesus Christ represents the Son of God who came to deliver man from manifestation of sins. Jesus Christ is one with the creator in relation to the teachings of Christianity. He is the Messiah whom founding fathers of Judaism proclaimed would come to wash away the sins of humanity. According to Judaism, Jesus represents a false Messiah playing a secondary role to the founding fathers of the faith and religious institutions. According to the gospel by John, Jesus was there at the beginning in the form of the word. Jesus was with God and considered Creator (God). In understanding the relationship of Jesus and humanity, it is crucial to determine both divine and fully human nature of the Son of God. As the Son of Man, Jesus was born of Mary and Joseph. These represent his human roots in the process of delivering human beings from their sins. As the Son of God, he represents one of the trinity beliefs within the teachings of Christianity.

All of the Gospels describe the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, but each author illustrates the stories differently. Scholars believe Mark is the first Gospel written and is symbolized by a lion to denote Christ as powerful and fast-paced. The Book of John, understood to be the last gospel composed, is perceived as an eagle because the story differs greatly and is often more developed than the other Gospels. Comparing John 2 to the Gospel of Mark will depict unique themes and characteristics of Jesus.

But what the followers of Jesus chose to do was shocking. Rather than isolate themselves, they went out and started giving proper burials to those who had died. They also began caring for the sick and allowing those who were dying to at least do so with dignity. These Jesus followers gave help not only to their own, but to their pagan contemporaries as well. Many considered them reckless for exposing themselves to the (at the time) unknown illness, and indeed, many of them did contract the sickness and died. Despite this, many people saw this indiscriminate compassion from the outside and became followers of Jesus themselves.

Matthew presents Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, the Son of David In addition, the Fourth Gospel introduce a greater degree of testimonies “that Jesus is the divine Son of God and prophesied Messiah.” The Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke consist of many parallel material whereas 90 percent of John’s gospel is unique.

Faith was the king of the jungle in Castle’s house, and his faith never backed down. He stood nose to nose, toenail to toenail, eyeball to eyeball, to doubt and fear, and screamed without abandon, “I believe God. He has never failed me yet.” Castle had that kind of faith, and it was tested many times.

Throughout the New Testament are recounts of the miracles that Jesus performed to give proof that He was indeed the Son of God and the Messiah foretold of in the Old Testament. John chose to recount only seven of the many miracles that Jesus performed. He felt that these seven, more than any of the others, showed definitive proof that the Messiah, the Son of God, had come as promised.

This week we started to read the New Testament, it tells the story of Jesus. At the first several chapters, it tells the process how did Jesus born and how did him become the son of the god. In other words, it tells us what did Jesus experiences.

Throughout the Gospel of John glorifying the cross brings light to it being the source of life through Jesus. This is evident, especially, in the story of the Samaritan Woman (at the well). In Chapter four verse 14 it says, “but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of welling up to eternal life.” From this verse, one can see how Christ is the Source; he quenches the thirst of the world if they believe in and seek him. Later on this chapter, the readers of John can see how this relates to the Cross, because in verse 34 it goes, “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.” Jesus was sent by the Father to give life and be humanity’s refuge. This goes back to the Cross, because the Son was sent by the Father to die on the Cross for Salvation.

Throughout the four gospels, the gospel of John really stands out to me. In the gospel of John it really stresses Jesus’ divinity and in John 5:1-9 it shows how he is divine. The Cure of the Sabbath is one example of how/why Jesus is divine, He in this passage heals a man who has been sick for about thirty-eight years. He didn't have some magic wond or anything, he simply told the man the to,” Rise, take up your mat, and walk”. The man instantly felt better and picked up him may, started to walk and was healed.

Throughout the book of John, Jesus did many signs and miracles. Through these signs, Jesus attempted to show both the multitudes as well as his disciples one small truth about Him—His is God. In this gospel, Jesus goes toe-to-toe with many of the Jewish spiritual leaders (i.e., Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, etc.) in order to show the people who He truly is. Scholars disagree with how many Messianic signs Jesus performed, but one thing remains—every single sign pointed back to the fact that Jesus was who He claimed to be. The signs performed by Jesus show both the Israelites of old, as well as the people of today, that He is, indeed, God.

In previous chapters, the real identity of Jesus is unknown- the crowds wonder if he is the Son of David (Matt 12:23), the disciples previously said that he was “the Son of God (Matt 8:29, 14:33) and Jesus himself identifies himself as “the Son of Man” (Matt 10: 23; 2:8; 12:40) and even likening himself to a Prophet (Matt 13:57).