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Hey Friend! Our editorial team wrote this book introduction for you. We hope it helps you find your bearings in the Bible story and inspires you to open this book of the Bible! John writes so that each one of us can “meet” Jesus, believe that he is really God, and find new life through knowing him.
John 1: Jesus as the Word and the First Disciples. The first half of the book opens with a two-part introduction. First, there is a poem ( John 1:1-18 ) that opens with the famous line, “In the beginning was the Word.”. This is an obvious allusion to Genesis 1 , when God created everything with his word.
1. ( John 12:20-23) Greeks come to meet Jesus. Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”. Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
- What Are The “I Am” Statements of Jesus?
- “I Am The Bread of life.”
- “I Am The Light of The world.”
- “I Am The Door of The sheep.”
- “I Am The Good Shepherd.”
- “I Am The Resurrection and The life.”
- “I Am The Way, The Truth, and The life.”
- “I Am The True Vine.”
- Why Are Jesus' Statements Important?
Jesus made these seven resounding statements throughout the Gospel of John: 1. “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). Jesus also reiterated this statement in John 6:41, 48, and 51. 2. “I am the light of the world.He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but hav...
Jesus said this shortly after He had fed the five thousand and the people wanted more free food. But Jesus didn’t want to keep filling their stomachs. He wanted them to see that physical food only satisfied hunger temporarily, but He was the One who could satisfy them spiritually. He was saying He is the bread that provideslife. Manna satisfied the...
Jesus made this statement during the Feast of Tabernacles. At this feast, a huge candelabra was lit in the women’s court of the temple. It reminded the Israelites of the pillar of fire that guided their ancestors during the wilderness wanderings. Jesus made this statement just after forgiving, rather than condemning, a woman caught in adultery whom...
This statement of Jesus' was made during a discourse with Israel’s religious readers in which Jesus in so many words declared them to be unfit shepherds of the nation. According to the Nelson Study Bible, “Shepherds guided their flocks into stone enclosures each night to protect them. These structures had no doors. The shepherd would sit or lie in ...
With this statement, Jesus described His sacrificial love for His people. He was letting the Israelites know that, unlike a hired man who will run and leave a flock unprotected in order to save his own life when the wolf threatens the sheep, He will not abandon His sheep, but will keep watch over His people. In John 10:15-16, Jesus said “I lay down...
Jesus spoke this crowning statement of hope to His grieving friend, Martha, after her brother, Lazarus, had died. In the next verse He clarified His statement by saying, “And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:26). Death brought a sense of despair, hopelessness, and finality until Jesus spoke those glor...
When the disciples were confused about Jesus’s statements about heaven, Thomas asked what all of them must have been thinking: “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:5-6). Jesus was reiterating that all...
Jesus said this to His followers in the Upper Room on the night of His arrest and impending death. The Old Testament contains many references to Israel as God’s vine (Psalm 80:8; Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 15; Hosea 10:1). But because of the nation’s unfruitfulness, Jesus came to fulfill God’s plan. By abiding in or dwelling with or attaching ourselves ...
Jesuswasn’t just exercising positive self-talk when He made these bold statements. He was letting the first century Jews, who were familiar with God’s definition of Himself, know that He truly was God incarnate, the Messiah they were waiting for, the Most High God in the flesh. If anyone else had made these statements it would have been blasphemy (...
Jun 21, 2012 · Throughout Scripture God reveals Himself to us through His names. When we study these names that He reveals to us in the Bible, we will better understand who God really is. The meanings behind God’s names reveal the central personality and nature of the One who bears them. Who is God to you?
1. The Gospel of John is the fourth section of what some call the four-fold gospel, with four voices giving different perspectives on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Christian writers as early as Origen (A.D. 185-254) understood that there are not really four gospels, but there is one four-fold gospel. a.
Dec 14, 2021 · 3. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Fire. This last example many consider to be possibly the clearest example of a Christophany in the Old Testament. We find this in the story of the three ...
