The_Chronological_Life_of_Christ_Part_2_The_Word_Became_Flesh

The_Chronological_Life_of_Christ_Part_2_The_Word_Became_Flesh

• 2.
  John 1:1-5 In thebeginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. www.networkbible.org ESV, 2016
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  John 1:6-9 There wasa man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. www.networkbible.org ESV, 2016
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  John 1:10-13 He wasin the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor the will of man, but of God. www.networkbible.org ESV, 2016
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  John 1:14-15 And theWord became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me’”) www.networkbible.org ESV, 2016
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  John 1:16-18 For fromhis fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. www.networkbible.org ESV, 2016
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  There will alwaysbe CONFLICTING opinions regarding Who Jesus is, the question is, what best fits the evidence?
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  There will alwaysbe CONFLICTING opinions regarding Who Jesus is, the question is, what best fits the evidence? Matthew, Mark, and Luke begin with the DETAILS leading us to DISCOVER Who Jesus is, John begins with Who Jesus is then PROCEEDS to lay out the details.
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  There will alwaysbe CONFLICTING opinions regarding Who Jesus is, the question is, what best fits the evidence? Matthew, Mark, and Luke begin with the DETAILS leading us to DISCOVER Who Jesus is, John begins with Who Jesus is then PROCEEDS to lay out the details. Luke’s introduction gives us good REASON to believe, John’s introduction broadens that to the CONTENT of what we believe.
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  The DEITY ofthe Word became HUMANITY in Jesus.
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  The DEITY ofthe Word became HUMANITY in Jesus. The Word was DISTINCT from, INTIMATE with, and shared the same NATURE as God.
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  The DEITY ofthe Word became HUMANITY in Jesus. The Word was DISTINCT from, INTIMATE with, and shared the same NATURE as God. As the Word of God in creation He gave PHYSICAL life and, in the incarnation, He provides SPIRITUAL life.
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  For the Jew,to obey God’s word was to have LIFE; that word is revealed in JESUS
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  For the Jew,to obey God’s word was to have LIFE; that word is revealed in JESUS How does God speak on our level, in a way we can understand? The WORD became FLESH.
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  For the Jew,to obey God’s word was to have LIFE; that word is revealed in JESUS How does God speak on our level, in a way we can understand? The WORD became FLESH. The grace received in Jesus is not a REJECTION of the OT, but its FULFILLMENT as the ultimate expression of God’s love and faithfulness.
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  Please take amoment to fill out your Communication Card NEXT STEPS ( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin) ( ) Read through John ( ) Reflect on my response to Jesus ( ) Meditate on how His life is my light ( ) Meditate on what I learn of Jesus through John 1:1-18 ( ) Other________________________