Jesus Is God Incarnate Jn 1:1-18

God Incarnated Definition Incarnate Having a body and human nature In – into Carn – flesh, carnal

God Incarnated John’s Purpose Book Prologue Jn 20:30-31, but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. Prologue Jn 1:1-18, Jesus Was from God, was God, and performed the works of God Make note of the purpose of the ENTIRE book. Everything John writes makes the case for believing that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God John starts his book making the case for Jesus being Deity. Omnipresent, Omniscience, Omnipotent all are referenced. For his audience there was no reason to make a case that Jesus was a human. That would be assumed by everybody, at least until they realized he was Deity, then the case for Humanity would need to be made, which is done in scripture.

God Incarnated Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:1-2, The Beginning I Jn 1:1-2, Parallel teaching Heb 1:1-3, 10, Jesus was there (God used Jesus to make the worlds)

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:1-2, Jesus is the Word the medium by which God promulgates His will and issues His commandments. I Jn 1:1, Word of Life Heb 1:1-3, God spoke to them through his Son who was like Him

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:1-2, Jesus is God Mt 1:23, His name: Immanuel Jn 20:28, Thomas to Jesus; “My Lord and my God” Col 2:9, in him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead Was, Is, Will always be

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:3, Jesus is Creator Gen 1:26, let us make man in our image Heb 1:1-3, 10, God used Jesus to make the worlds Eph 3:9, God created all things by Jesus. Col 1: 16, By him all things were created

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:4-5, Jesus is Life (Physical) Jn 5:26, Jesus has life within himself Gen 2:7, God breathed life into man Jn 11, Lazarus raised from dead Lk 7:11-15, widows son raised from Dead I Cor 15:3-4, Jesus overcame death

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:4-5, Jesus is Life (Eternal) Jn 3:14-17, everlasting life Jn 6, Bread of Life Lesson I Jn 1:2, Eternal life was manifest unto them I Cor 15:42, raised incorruptible Lk 23:43, Thief on the Cross

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:4-5, Jesus is Light Light - Light represents both revelation and salvation Darkness stands for ignorance and sin

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:4-5, Jesus is Light I Jn 1:1-10, Parallel teaching Word of Life Life was manifest (illuminated) God is Light – no darkness within him Walk in Light = Fellowship with God Cleansed from sin Jn 3:18-21, The condemnation

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Jn 1:6-8, John Baptizer Witness of His Deity John B was a Prophet of God John B was a Witness of the Light John B was not the Light John A expands upon John B’s evidences in following verses John the Baptizer is referenced in the evidences of Jesus being God, Light, … More of his testimony follows starting in 1:19; John Apostle’s point here appears to be focused upon Jesus; after 19 it focuses upon John B’s witness.

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Vs. 1-2, In the Beginning Vs. 1-2, Jesus is the Word Vs. 1-2, Jesus is God Vs. 3, Jesus is Creator Vs. 4-5, Jesus is Life & Light Vs. 6-8, Jesus’ witness – John the Baptizer Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotent Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotent

God Incarnate Figures of Speech/Structures Jn 1:1-5 In Beginning was Word Word was with God God the Word was Word was in Beginning This is a figure of speech Figures of speech from EW Bullinger, Steps/graduations; note this one circles back to the “beginning” Make note that many times the structures of the word is lost in translation and of the “complexity” of the Greek used by John; Inspired writers used many figures of speech; This is important to realize, since it gives emphasis, and therefore meaning to what we read and study.

God Incarnate Jesus is God in The Flesh Cases for the Deity of Jesus Jn 1:1-18 Heb 1 Col 1&2 John 14:6, No one comes to the Father except through me Acts 4:12, “… for there is no other name … by which we must be saved." The So What of the Lesson