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Studies in the Gospel of John
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Relation to Deity: Jesus is the essence of Deity (John
1:1-2)
 Relation to Creation: Jesus is the creator (agency) of
the world. (John 1:3)
 Relation to Morality: Jesus is light and life. (John 1:4)
 Relation to Darkness: Jesus is challenger and victor.
Homer Hailey: “The claims that Jesus made
(John 1:5)
concerning
Himself
as
set forth
in theupon
Gospel
 Relation
to Humanity:
Jesus
is creator
and
1. John
made
these
claims
based
the of
John, ifclaims
sustained,
are such that prove Him to be the
benefactor.
(John
1:9-13)
of Christ.
 Relation
to the
reveals
explains
God.
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God;
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they
areJesus
not
sustained,
they
prove
Him
made
these
claims
basedorupon
the proof
(John
1:14,been
18) the arch-impostor of history…” (That
to have
Christ
gave Jesus
to verify
Hisfullness
claims. of grace. (John
 Relation
to
Grace:
is
the
You May Believe, page 27)
1:16-17)

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 John
20:30-31 --Therefore many other
signs Jesus also performed in the
presence of the disciples, which are
not written in this book; 31 but these
have been 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.
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 Jesus
confessed to be the Messiah.
 Jesus acknowledged to be King.
 Jesus claimed to speak from God—
Therefore a prophet.
 Jesus claimed to be the “Good Shepherd”
 Jesus identified Himself as the Son of God.
 Jesus identified Himself as the Son of Man.
 Jesus made Himself known as the Mediator
between God and man.
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 His
claim to be the revelation of God.
 His claim to be “the Way”.
 His claim to be Savior.
 His claim to be Light.
 His claim to be the Provider of Spiritual
Sustenance.
 His claim to be Shepherd and King.
 His claim to be the Resurrection.
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 In
John 3:1-13; Jesus claimed that he came
from heaven therefore He is qualified to
speak of heavenly things.
John believed
Jesus’to
testimony:
Jesus,
 In John
6; Jesus claims
be the true
bread
of life
send down
from
heaven.
knowing
that the
Father
had given all
into Jesus
His hands,
and
that
He had
 In things
John 7:16;
claimed
His
teaching
was
from
thefrom
One God
who and
sent was
Him.going back
come
forth
 In John 8; Jesus
told the
Jews
if they were
to God,
(John
13:3)
children of God, then they would love Him
because He is from God.
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Homer Hailey: “Therefore it becomes
evident that what they saw was a visible
by which
God
chose
to make
Himself
 The Claim: means
John 6:46—
“aNot
that
anyone
has seen
The
manifestation
might
inhas
a
the Father,manifest.
except the
One
who is from
God;be
He
burning bush, as at Sinai where He appeared
seen the Father.
to Moses, or in a pillar of cloud by day and a
 In the Old
Testament
God
pillar
of fire by night,
as made
He led Israel out of
Egypt. to
Or men.
He might
visit Abraham
in the
appearances
(Numbers
12:8)
person of an angel who appeared as a man;
or He might be
represented
by “angels”
as
 Yet, the Scripture
claims
that no
man has
at Sinai
when
He gave
the law to
Moses.
ever seen
God’s
face.
(Exodus
33:20)
(Acts 7:35; Gal. 3:19)…All manifestations of
God hitherto had been through angels or
man with His presence, for no man could
look upon Him and live.”
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 Know—Ginosko:
acquired knowledge,
knowledge derived by observation and
experience. (John 10:14-15)
 Know—Oida:
knowledge.
Jesus possessedAbsolute
a full knowledge
of God.(John
7:29;
8:55)
1. As a John
man he
perceived and understood God’s
love.
2. As apart of the Godhead Jesus had absolute
knowledge of the Father.
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 John says that Jesus explained (1:18) God.
• Vine: to make known, rehearse, declare…to unfold
in teaching, to declare by making known.
 In John 12:44-50 Jesus asserts:
• To believe on Him was to believe on the Father (44)
• To see Him was to see the Father. (45)
• To hear His words was to hear the words of the
Father. (50)
 Jesus
is the fullest revelation of God. (Col.
2:9) Therefore to reject Jesus is to reject the
Father. (John 15:22-24)
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 By
calling God His Father (John 5:17-18)
the Jews understood Jesus was claiming
equality with God.
 Jesus claimed to be one essence with the
Father. (John 10:30)
 Jesus accepted worship like God. (John
4:23-24; John 9:38)
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
In John 5:19-20; Instead of denying the claim to
deity. Jesus claims to do the works of the Father
and will perform greater works.
• To give spiritual life was thought to be a work of God, yet
the Son would grant this life. (John 5:24-25)
• To resurrect the dead was thought to be the prerogative
of God, but the Son would raise the dead. (John 5:28-29)
• Judgment was thought to be the prerogative of God, but
the Father had given judgment to the Son. (John 5:22)
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