Jesus: The Glory of God with us John 1:14

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Beholding… with amazement Bird of Paradise, Papua New Guinea

Beholding… with amazement

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Heresies about John 1:14 Jehovah’s Witnesses/ Mormons, twist this verse to say the exact opposite Jesus Created, Not equal to God (The only-begotten son = only-born)

Heresies about John 1:14 - REFUTED “The Word was God” (John 1:1)

Heresies about John 1:14 - REFUTED “The Word was God” (John 1:1) Only Begotten = One and Only, dearly Loved, not necessarily a biological son, (Heb 11:17)

Heresies about John 1:14 - REFUTED “The Word was God” (John 1:1) Only Begotten = One and Only, dearly Loved, not necessarily a biological son, (Heb 11:17) Point: One and Only Qualified Like Father, Like Son (Col 1:15)

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Familiarity

2 He was with God in the beginning. John 1:1-2 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

The Eternal Sovereign God The Author of God’s Children John 1:1-2 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. The Eternal Sovereign God The Lord of Creation The True Light The Author of God’s Children

The Significance of John 1:14 … We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

1 Samuel 2 – 4 3:1 …In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.

“Each man did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25) 1 Samuel 2 – 4 “Each man did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25)

2:12 Eli's sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD. 1 Samuel 2 – 4 2:12 Eli's sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD.

1 Samuel 2 – 4 2:22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting

Numbers 7:89 “When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the Testimony. And he spoke with him.”

Each man did what was right in his own eyes

1 Samuel 2 – 4 2:25b His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke, for it was the LORD's will to put them to death.

1 Samuel 2 – 4 1 Samuel 4:11-22

1 Samuel 4:21 She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel.”

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Exodus 34:5-6 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,

Exodus 34:7 …maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.

Jesus: The Glory of God with us GRACE & TRUTH Jesus: Uncovering the Lie we live Revealing the Grace of God

Jesus: The Glory of God with us GRACE & TRUTH “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”

The Ark Returns (2 Samuel 6) David…danced before the LORD with all his might (14)

These things are written 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