JOHN 1:1-15
The focus of the
Gospel of John is squarely on the Deity of Jesus. This is confirmed in the
opening of John’s Gospel. It is unique in its perspective, unlike the synoptic
gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). John goes back to the beginning with the divine, not the earthly; the eternal not the
temporal.
Christ is the word
of God. Christ became the Word in the flesh. John brings out three truths:
1. The
revelation of the Word. 1:1-5. This
word was eternal (v. 2). The Word was the agent creation (v. 3). The Word was
life (v. 4), and He is the light that overcame darkness (v.5).
2. The
rejection of the Word (1:6-11). Key
texts are verses 10—11. It speaks of being unwanted by His own people. The
words “His own” is used twice, which denotes emphasis. There is a contrast
between the two phrases, the first indicating who He came to; the other their
reaction to His coming. The word translated
“His own” is
the same word translated “his own home” (19:27).
3. The
reception of the Word (1:12-15). We
are to receive Him. The equitant is the
words “give the right” and “born;” both
speak of the action that makes those who receive him, the children of God “He gave.” The verb gave means to bestow, or present. It is a bridge word that connects both to the
words receive and right. Because they receive the Son He (God) gave
them a right to be sons of God.
The question
before us is if we are one who rejected or receiver
of the truth.
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