This past Monday night February 11th we published the first lesson of the course, The Book of John. What a great time we had! We gave some background on the book of John as well as the synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. After this brief introduction to the book, we dove in and began to discuss the first eighteen verses.
“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God”
John is letting us know that Jesus is the Son of God! He is the creator of all things and that he sustains everything that He made. John will emphasize the signs that Jesus did in order that we might believe, so that we may have life through His name. The key terms of the book of John are:
SIGNS, BELIEVE, LIFE
To as many as received Him, to them he gave the power to become the Sons of God. We have been born in the flesh, but because of Jesus we are now born not of the will of man but in the Spirit, of the will of God. I am so glad that I am not only a friend of God, but that I am a son of God. I am His son and He is my father. That is why Jesus instructed us to pray, “Our Father which art in heaven”. Isn’t that amazing? Jesus full of grace and truth has made a way for us to be in this heavenly family. John made certain that there would be no room for doubt. Jesus was God in the flesh, applying His super to our natural so that we might believe and in believing have life in His name.
I am looking forward to next Monday night when we will be together again, diving into the the remainder of chapter one and chapter two. Please do not miss it!