Jesus the Word of Life

• Jesus the Word of Life
• John 1: 1-18
• In Creation ...
• John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

• In Creation (1-3)
• The Word

– Existed in eternity
– In Conjunction with God
– Identity as God (Deity)
– Central role in Creation

• Think of His Greatness
• Purpose of Creation
• Colossians 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
• In the World …
• John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
• In the World …
• Life and Light …
– Life denotes salvation
– Light denotes knowledge, truth
• Light and Darkness …
– Did not comprehend the light
– Did not overcome the light
– Did not appropriate the light
• Darkness and light …
• John’s witness
• 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

• Rejecting or Receiving ..
• 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
• Rejecting or Receiving ..
• 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
• In Humanity …
• 14 And the Word became 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.
– Became flesh
– Lived among us
– Revealed His glory

• In Humanity …
• 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.'"

• In Life …
• 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

– Daily supply of grace for each of us
– We are loved, cherished, protected, blessed
• In Life …
• 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
– Superior revelation to OT Law
– Visible revelation of God
• Jesus the Word of Life
• John 1: 1-18