1. South Florida Bible College & Seminary
New Testament Theology
The Theology of John
South Florida Bible College & Seminary
© John Stevenson, 2009

2. Jesus as the King of the Jews
The Gospels
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jesus as the King of the Jews
Jesus as the Son who came to Serve
Jesus as the Perfect Teacher
Jesus as the Son of God
The Synoptic Gospels
John

3. Emphasize the Kingdom Inheritance
Synoptic Gospels
John
Emphasize the Kingdom Inheritance
Emphasizes Eternal Life Inheritance
Describes the various historical events
Reflection on the meaning of those events
Short Sayings of Jesus
Longer Discourses of Jesus
Emphasis on Future Prophecy
Relatively little on Future Prophecy

4. John 1:1-3
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 came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

5. John 1:4-5
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

6. John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

7. Meeting Jesus John the Baptist Andrew and the “other disciple”
Simon Peter
Philip
Nathanael

8. Seven Signs Water to wine Son healed Lame man at Pool Feeds 5,000
2:1-11
4:46-54
5:1-18
6:1-14
6:16-21
9:1-41
11:1-44
Water to wine
Son healed
Lame man at Pool
Feeds 5,000
Walks on Water
Blind man sees
Lazarus raised
We are meant to see these signs through the eyes of the disciples. They are said to be growing in their belief as they see the signs and we are meant to grow with them.

9. All four Gospel Accounts begin with a Statement of the True Identity of Jesus
Matthew
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham (1:1)
Mark
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (1:1).
Luke
…the holy Child shall be called the Son of God (1:35).
John
…and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (1:1).

10. Modern Reformed Scholars
Titles for Jesus
Son of Man
Used most often by Jesus
Daniel 7:13-14 gives the background for the title
Emphasizes
Only Deity
Only Humanity
Modern Reformed Scholars
Early Church Fathers
Son of
Man

11. Titles for Jesus Son of Man Messiah or Christ Meaning of the term
Rarely used by Jesus as a self designation (Mark 14:61-62 is only public pronouncement)
Old Testament Background
Priests
Prophets
Kings

12. Titles for Jesus Son of Man Messiah or Christ Son of God
Jesus applied it to Himself fairly infrequently
He uses the term “Father” to speak of God
Jesus only accepted the title of “God” on one occasion (John 20:28)

13. Titles for Jesus Son of Man Messiah or Christ Son of God Lord
Greek (kurios) can be a title of respect
Used in LXX for Yahweh

14. Gospels
Epistles
1st Person
Father
Theos
2nd Person
Son
Kurios

15. Titles for Jesus that are Unique to John
The Word
The Only Born
Light of the World
Resurrection and the Life
I Am
Good Shepherd
Door

16. ...and that believing you may have life in His name
Gospel of John
1:1
12:1
Public Ministry
Private Ministry
Period of three years
Passion week
Throughout Israel
Jerusalem
Written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God...
...and that believing you may have life in His name

17. Gospel of John Synoptics Kingdom Life
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3)

18. John 3:5-7
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’”

19. John 3:8
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

20. John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

21. What does John mean when he speaks of “belief”?
Cognition
Convincing
Confidence
Commitment

22. John 3:19-20
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Light
Darkness

23. John 3:21
But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.
Light
Darkness

24. John 4:13-14
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

25. John 6:27
“Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.”

26. John 6:28-29
Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

27. Why do People Believe?

28. John 6:36-37
“But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.”
GOD
Father gives…
…comes to Me

29. John 6:39-40
“This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

30. John 6:43-45
Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

31. John 6:64-65
“But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. 65 And He was saying, “For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.”

32. What is John's
Eschatology?

33. John 5:28-29
Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

34. John 6:39-40
“This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

35. John 14:2-3
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.