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21 gru 2016 · An Unwelcome Sunrise (John 1:1-18) “Though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich.”. — St. Augustine. John 1:1-18: In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
The delayed revelation of Jesus’ name in the prologue (the Gospel According to John 1:1–18) reflects the author’s understanding of Jewish respect for the holiness of God’s name, and it sets the stage for Jesus to claim God’s name as his own.
Section 1: Prologue (Gospel of John 1:1-18) The Prologue is the opening section of the Gospel of John, consisting of the first 18 verses. It introduces the themes and main ideas of the gospel, emphasizing the divine nature and eternal existence of Jesus Christ, who is referred to as the “Word.”
The Prologue begins on a cosmic note with a reference to Creation. The author has chosen words and symbols with which people of varying backgrounds would resonate.
31 gru 2016 · Reflection: John 1:1-18. Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas - John 1:1-18. “In the beginning was the Word.” These six words are the opening words in John’s Gospel. There is great power in these words, simple as they are. These simple words tell us that Christ “was” before all else came to be!
Commentary, John 1:(1-9), 10-18 (Christmas 2), Ginger Barfield, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010. "The gospel message does not go forward without witnesses like John, and one of the tasks in this sermon is to help show what it looks like to point our fingers towards Jesus.
19 gru 2016 · Here it is: “ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”. We hear that Grace and Truth thing a little earlier too, “… the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”. So on the one hand we have law and on the other grace and truth.
