Lent – Day 32 – Bible Study
In the beginning was the Word… .John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word’ echoes Genesis 1:1 John
identifies this “Word” as “Jesus” John 1:14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All
things were made by him;” and In John 1:1-3, his first three verse on those words – “Word
of God” – are the verses we focus on today.. Here he highlights Jesus’
existence throughout eternity with God. “The Word” conveys the idea of Divine
self-excretion or speech, and things come into being Psalm 33:6 “By the word
of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of
his mouth.” See Genesis 1:3 and Isaiah 55:10-11 by speech
He relates personally to His people. “And the Word was with God”
indicates interpersonal relationship with God. And the Word was God affirms
that this word was also in essence the same God who created the universe. Here John’s
introduction Jesus as the eternal, pre-existent Word – become – flesh John 1:14 “And the Word
was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of
the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” and as the One – of – a –
kind Son of the Father who is Himself a God John 1:18 “No man hath seen God at any time, the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”. and Jesus concluded God’s plan of Salvation. Previous to Jesus this
plan included God giving the law through Moses John 1:17 “For the law was given by Moses, but grace
and truth came by Jesus Christ.” His dwelling among His people
in “the Tabernacle” and sending of John the Baptist and introduce Jesus as
Life, Light, and Truth, Believers as God’s children, and the world’s rejection
of Saviour John
1:6-8 “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for
a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might
believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”
And John 1:15. In John 1:3 “Made by Him..” here John
emphasize God the Father did His work of creation through the activity of the
Son. Colossians 1:16 “For by
him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible
and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or
powers: all things were created by him, and for him” Did you see, Paul mentions “all creations” and “all things” and
“every creature” – thus stressing that Christ is Supreme over everything
“Thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers.” Now go back to the
verse John 1:3, is disapprove any
suggestion that the word “the Son” was created John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.”. and this is
important!
Holy Bible teaches that Jesus is a separate and distinct God who
existed with the Father before anything was created, to understand this in more
details read John 8:51-59 where Jesus claim to be God. In John 8:51, Jesus says “If
a man keep my saying…” - the whole of Jesus’ message,
which when accepted bring deliverance from death. John 8:53, When Jews asked Jesus “Art Thou greater than our father Abraham..” they expect answer “no”. This is ironic, since JESUS was indeed far
GREATER than Abraham, even as He was GREATER than Moses. They said, “Thou Art
not yet fifty years old…” Generous allowance for Jesus’ maximum possible age.
Jesus about 30 when He began His ministry. In the verse John 8:58 “Jesus said
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”, Jesus claims to have been alive BEFORE Abraham was. He does not
mean that He is more than 2000 years old. Rather, He uses the present tense I
AM in speaking of existence more than 2000 years earlier, thus He claims an
existence apart from time that is TRULY ONLY OF GOD. See John 8:56, John wrote, “Abraham rejoiced to see Lord’s day…” Abraham saw promise of Christ from distance, (Abraham saw
Jesus)Hebrews 11:13 “These all died
in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and
were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were
strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” and he was joyful in the
fulfilling of the purposes of God in Christ, by which all nation on earth would
receive blessing Genesis 18:18 “Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty
nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”. He saw it in faith, from a far.. This probably refers to
universal scope of “Abrahamic covenant” (See Genesis Chapter 12-17). Through
His covenant with Abraham, God has promised to bless all the faithful with
truth, priesthood ordinances, exaltation, and eternal increases. John 3:16-17 “For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might
be saved.”
Romans 10:13 "For whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." And Romans 10:11-13 "For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him
shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek:
for the same Lord." My friends, True Christianity is a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Accepting Jesus as your personal Saviour
means placing your own personal faith and trust in Him. No one is saved by the
faith of others. No one is forgiven by doing certain deeds. The only way to be
saved is to personally accept Jesus as your Saviour, trusting in His death as
the payment for your sins and His resurrection as your guarantee of eternal
life Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them.” . Believers
on Jesus must go on believing in Jesus in order to be saved in the end. Jesus
said in John 15:6, “If anyone
does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the
branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.” And in John 8:31, He said, “If you abide in my word, you are
truly my disciples” and In John 8:51, He said “If a
man keep my saying…” - the whole of Jesus’ message, which when accepted bring
deliverance from death.
John 8:51-59
Verily, verily, I say
unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52 Then said the Jews
unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the
prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of
death.
53 Art thou greater than
our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou
thyself?
54 Jesus answered, If I
honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom
ye say, that he is your God:
55 Yet ye have not known
him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar
like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
56 Your father Abraham
rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews
unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up
stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going
through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Psalm 105:4-9
Look to the Lord and his
strength;
seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he
has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he
pronounced,
6 you his servants, the
descendants of Abraham,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant
forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand
generations,
9 the covenant he made
with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
Genesis 17:3-9
Abram fell facedown, and
God said to him,
4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the
father of many nations.
5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will
be Abraham,[b] for I have made you a father of many nations.
6 I will make you
very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 I
will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and
your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the
God of your descendants after you.
8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now
reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your
descendants after you; and I will be their God.”
9 Then God said to
Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after
you for the generations to come.
♥
We all sinned n deserve GOD’s judgment, but our loving FATHER, GOD sent HIS only begotten SON to satisfy that judgment for those who believe in HIM. JESUS, our LORD who lived a sinless life, loves us so much that HE died for our sins, taking the punishment that we deserve, was buries n rose from the dead according to the Holy Bible. If you truly believe n trust in your heart, receiving JESUS alone as your SAVIOUR, declaring (by Baptism) JESUS is The LORD n SAVIOUR, you will be SAVED from the judgment n spend ETERNITY with GOD in HEAVEN….
In The name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.. Amen
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