1- What person in your life has most showed you who God is through how he/ she acted or was?
2- Who is being referred to as "the Word"? Why doesn't John just use His name? What does it mean that this Person is called "the Word"?
3- What does John mean when he says, "The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it"? vs 5 Is it still true that the darkness of the world has not "understood" the light of Jesus Christ? Where do you see this being most evident?
4- What people are given the right to become the children of God? What does it mean to be a child of God?
5- According to vs 18, since we cannot see Him, how can we know what God is like?
6- In what way has it been true for you, "from the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another"? vs 16
7- In what way is darkness a part of your life, and what can you do to help the light of Jesus penetrate into the darkness?
a. Darkness is in my own heart or spirit
b. Darkness is lurking in my future
c. There is darkness from my past that I do not understand
d. Other
8- Are not all people children of God in the sense that He created us? Acts 17:28 How is this different than being children of God in the sense of vs 12-13 of this passage?
2 comments:
What does it mean that Jesus is called "the Word?"
That is a great question. Jesus has always been here. He is God. He made all things and there is no life without Jesus. John calls Jesus "the Word". I also believe the Bible is "the Word." So, if Jesus is "the Word" and the Bible is "the Word", then everything in this Book is Jesus. Every page and written description in this Book is a an account and description of the glory and power of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Every single word is Jesus in printed form. Every time you read your Bible, you experience Jesus. Every word points to His power, His diety, and His love for us. I think when we hold "His Word" in our hands, we hold "the Word" in our hands. And more importantly, when we have "His Word" in our heart, we have "the Word"(Jesus) in our heart.
Great point Wes. I think sometimes people think that God does not speak to us anymore like He did to the Israelites, but in fact He speaks to us very clearly through the Holy Scriptures.
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