Gospel of John
These are a few of the statements made about the Gospel of John:
John’s primary theme:
The man we know as Jesus is none other than God on earth. (C. Swindoll)
Matthew’s Gospel:
“This is the Messiah, the King: worship Him.”
Mark’s Gospel:
“This is the Servant who served humanity, follow Him.”
Luke’s Gospel:
“This is the only man among men without sin: emulate Him.”
John’s Gospel:
“This is God in human flesh: believe in Him”
Gospel of John at a Glance:
Come and see!
Preparation for the 1st class.
Jesus:
“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” (Mark 6:31, NLT)
- John is one of the greatest adventures of religious thought ever achieved. (New American Commentary)
- John is a masterpiece of storytelling, both charming in its simplicity and challenging in its depth (C. Swindoll)
- John is the most precious book in the New Testament (William Barclay)
- John is Mystical:
- God found a harp that wanted to sit in the window and catch the wind. John had a bird-like sense that wanted to take flight all the time. God allowed John, starting from the same premise as the theologian Paul, to mount and soar and sing. (John MacArthur)
- John contains the highest Christology (description of Jesus’ identity) in the New Testament. (Walton, Strauss, Cooper)
- Every action that Jesus did was, not only an act in time but a window to reality. (W. Barclay)
- It is a spiritual gospel. (W. Barclay)
- John presented Jesus as the mind of God in a person come to earth. (W. Barclay)
John’s primary theme:
The man we know as Jesus is none other than God on earth. (C. Swindoll)
Matthew’s Gospel:
“This is the Messiah, the King: worship Him.”
Mark’s Gospel:
“This is the Servant who served humanity, follow Him.”
Luke’s Gospel:
“This is the only man among men without sin: emulate Him.”
John’s Gospel:
“This is God in human flesh: believe in Him”
Gospel of John at a Glance:
- Author: John, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, the one Jesus loved (John 21:20).
- What: No other book in the New Testament so clearly and explicitly confirms the deity of Jesus.
- When: Probably written between 85-100AD. Some say as early as 65AD (C. Swindoll, 2010)
- Where: unknown, perhaps in Ephesus.
- Why: “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31)
Come and see!
Preparation for the 1st class.
- Read John 1:1-18.
- Pray
- Listen
Jesus:
“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” (Mark 6:31, NLT)