Equipped 2024 - John The Perspective: ”Grasping John’s Gospel” by Cliff Goodwin

April 18, 2024 - Thursday 6:30 Auditorium Speaker

 

Speaker: Cliff Goodwin

 

John the Perspective: Grasping John’s Gospel

-How he (John) viewed Christ as he penned the gospel.

John 1: 14

Son of God: reference to Christ is used 10+ times in the Gospel of John. More than any other gospel.

We often miss the significance of that term. Psalm 8:4 (He drew parallelism: same truth stated twice but with a little bit of change)

Affirmation of Christ’s deity.

Son of God = Nature of God

3 Major Ideas from the Prologue of John

1. God’s son among men

• Eternity of Christ – paramount importance that you understand Christ has always “been” – he wasn’t “created” in Mary.

John 1: 1-3  Micah 5:2 > Christ is not a “created” being, he is from “everlasting”

John 1:4-5 Before Abraham

John 17:5 I AM

2. Hostility our Lord Met

• John 1:4-5, 10-11, 3:19-21, 5:18, 7:1,19,20,25 , 8:41,48,52
• Matt 10:34
• Hostility increases after the raising of Lazarus Chapters 11 and 12 of John

3. John 1:14 Authenticity of Christ

• By his signs
  • 2:11 reveals his glory
  • Acts 2:22
  • 2:23 very public
  • 7:31 numerous
  • 11: 45, 47 undeniability
• By his sayings
  • 7:37-38, 46
  • 4:39-42
  • 8:28-32

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9R0ZFnadMw

 

Duration 32:08