Or the one who makes salvation and then of course the Holy Spirit and in this gospel of John we're going to see a connection as I've already alluded to between this book and the Book of Genesis and what Genesis speaks about is God bringing order to His creation so we reach here and the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God Now here again when we look at this what's been emphasized is that the minute he is sure we know that Messiah is our savior but what we're going to see is that God Himself took on human flesh and he became a man and he never stopped being God fully God and fully man when we study the Gospel of John we need to understand that John reveals much in regard to theological truth and if we don't understand the doctrines especially the doctrine of divinity and how that relates to Messiah you sure we are going to miss out on what God is wanting us to understand and how we can have a relationship with him and receive the power of God which brings about the order of God in our life in the same way when you look at the Book of Genesis and you see that when God created the heavens and earth initially if you go to Genesis chapter one in verse one you find there was a lack of order things were not as we would expect I mean we would expect a holy God to create a world that was perfect because he's perfect but when we look at the Scripture we see that the world was empty or void formless it lacked order and who brought about this order well God Himself through the Holy. There and we're going to see what John is revealing in this Gospel is how we can have and find the order of God in our life that reflects 18 them truth he says here and the Word was God move on now to verse 2 we see here for this one was in the beginning with God so over and over we see this inherent relationship between God the Father and God the Son and even though most are you sure it was with God in the beginning and that term in the beginning means the beginning of Revelation but do not think because one of the important truths we're going to see in the next few minutes is that we're going to be talking about creation and what the Gospel of John emphasizes is that Messiah was not created here's an important term that you and I need to understand and that is there was never a time that Miss You sure did not exist he is eternal we're all going to also going to see that everything that was made this is a version we're going to look at but everything that was made was made by him so you sure is not a creature that is he was not creation created he is eternal and that's why he is God with us the menu well so over and over in this text what we see is that John wants to emphasize the divinity of Messiah and we're going to see that Messiah like God the Father is eternal so we really this one in the beginning was with got it all things through him were made Don't miss that everything that was made was made through him by. And and without him was late bloomer thing which was made now pay attention to that last phrase because an English we translate at the same way we say all things were made by him and nothing that was made was made without him but here's the point I want you to see there are 2 different options of that same Greek word for being mate and here's the important point the 1st time when he says nothing that was made was made without him that's simply in the past tense but when he tells us at the end of that phrase for all things that were made through him when he uses that term made once more he makes a very important change in the Greek grammar he uses the same word but a different construction and this is what he wants us to realize that everything that was made everything that is being made and everything that's going to be made in the future. And usual alone is a source of those things he is the crater not just the crater in the past but also in the present and the future so he created all things and how is he called here he's called local or the word but here we need to understand that that word that we translate it logos the word has to do with the mind set the purpose of the plans of God So the one who creates all things he is the very one that expresses the purposes and the plans of God So what do we see we see this in character relationship between our Savior the Messiah and the purposes of God and ultimately where do we find the purposes of God in their formless. The answer is in the kingdom of God So look once more at our text we reach here we're now ready for verse 4 we're talking about God's purposes and his plans for creation what does he want to show all right here he says and in Him was life now pause for a moment because this term life is so important what the Scriptures revealing to us is that there's a connection between all life and how logos the word which is Messiah he wants us to have life but remember we're talking about this and we're looking and trying to understand it as a person would going back 2000 years ago a person that comes from a Jewish background a Jewish background that is affected by the teachings of the sages and what I want you to see is from a biblical and also from the perspective of Judaism there is a connection between all life and the kingdom those 2 terms go hand in hand so when he says in verse 4 in Him was life he's talking about as well in hand is the kingdom the purpose the plans the objective of God that He wants us to be 18 then people so once more verse 4 in Him was life and the life was the light of main hereagain understand how he's building the text of Scripture there's now connection between life and light and when we look for example at the Book of Genesis we see the 1st thing that was great it was what when we look after the initial creation but when we begin to talk about God bringing order God purpose and God manifesting Himself through His creation What's the 1st thing the said. Viii or which means let there be light so once again when we look at this we see that John speaking to a Jewish audience using the terminology the change that the Jewish community would have had in trying to reveal divine revelation to the people that we might understand the mind of God and not just understand it from a knowledgeable standpoint but also we take that knowledge and we respond to it all over and over when we study the scripture of God We find that revelation is given for the purpose of a response or Bain that revelation implementing that revelation into our life. And the life was the light of mean now when we talk about this term like the 1st thing that should come into your mind is the illumination when Messiah says Let there be light going all the way back to the Book of Genesis it is to give us Revelation illumination to the truth the purpose is the plans of God So in him knows what it says In Him was life and the life was the light of man and the light shines in the darkness but here's the problem but the darkness did not receive it for him because it's a personal life we shouldn't take it as that in some abstract manner but he is the light what does it say the darkness cannot receive it now what's he trying to communicate to us something very important he's trying to say if we want to remain in darkness now how would we understand that well there is an inherent connection when we go back to Genesis chapter one between darkness and what the Hebrew Bible says. So who they vote which is this and this lacking this void what he's trying to tell us is this if we'd are not a person doing pursuing the fullness of God his plans and his purpose is we're going to remain in darkness and in darkness we cannot comprehend we cannot understand and we won't be able to respond to the light and what do we learn in the book of Genesis it is through the light that begins that makes a distinction and it's through this distinction that what can happen. So we are dependent upon the revelation the illumination of God in order to make wise choices and what are we going to see here John is going to begin talking about an incumbent responsibility that creation has that is you and me for making wise choices so once more we see how important the Book of Genesis is in understanding the revelation of John's gospel so look again we find it's. And the light in the darkness that is we have a potential for understanding truth receiving it but the darkness it said would not receive him move on now to the next verse verse. We see that is going to reveal a provision that God makes and that's an important truth whenever we're talking about God bringing change and this is what the gospel John wants to do the Gospel of John once you bring change into a person's life so you have to ask yourself am I content in this darkness and I satisfied with the emptiness that's in my life as long as you are led by darkness you're not going to have any understanding of the truth and therefore a lot of people are satisfied their content with what emptiness they don't know any better but as we begin to say you know maybe there's something different maybe there's something more than this vanity which is in this world and what we begin to pursue the light God will bring us out of darkness he will begin to illuminate our steps so that we can find what he wants us to have and that is fullness to have his order in our life and that's so important God wants to bring order into our life so he provides what's that provision Well look on the verse 6. And there came about a mean and this man was set but I got and his name was John now names are important in the scripture notice here there we're talking about an individual and even though that this is traditionally called The Gospel of John and by the way when we deal with the books of the Bible when we're talking about the Gospels for example we do not know who wrote the gospel. Of Matthew that the Gospel of Matthew was given that they him by 4 tradition the traditions of the early fathers but it's never said in the Scripture who wrote Matthew or Mark or Luke or John but what's important here is that we're talking about not just the one who's traditionally given authorship for this but we're talking about a different job here we're talking about John the Baptist and I want you to see as God begins speaking about illumination bringing purpose bringing the plan for His creation into being I want you to see something the 1st name that is given is this name. You know when I'm. And what is a speak of well it is a word that speaks of God's grace but not just God's grace this word you also respond refers to God. Supplying a desire for that Grace and we're going to see as we move through this book of John that there is going to be emphasis upon grace and how Grace is united with the provision that God makes ultimately of starvation of his savior Grace is important term not just in the New Covenant but also in the Old Covenant So look again at what we see here we find that we were reading in verse 6 there came about a man that was sent by God His name was John and this one came in that is what it says he came for a purpose what was that purpose a testimony or a witness it literally says here and this one came for a witness but not just any witness he just didn't have any testimony but he very very specific one and what was that well to testify concerning the light and it says in order that all should and here we get the clear teacher. Should believe in Him That is the Light of God Now let's pause for a moment and understand what he said we remember we talked about that God gives revelation and God gives illumination for purpose and what is that purpose that we might respond and what is the right way to respond here. That this one John was sent by God and it says that he came for the money in order to testify concerning the light in order that all might believe in this like a. Believe in Him Now this is important because it talks about what is required for God's water to become a reality in your life so that God can begin to move and produce what he wants your life to prove reproducing and what is that. There is a consistency in the scripture what we're talking about the old covenant or whether we're talking about the new covenant there is a consistency between this concept of belief and faith and understand something Furthermore whenever we're talking about a right believing she just doesn't say believe in something but here the context is will leave in the testimony that John's going to get for it is truth and here's a key there is an inherent relationship between faith or belief in the truth of God If it's a biblical faith if it's a belief that God is going to be close with it is always rooted in and is generated by the truth of God So he says here and ordered that all should believe through him and here's the key all we're not talking about. Minority group oftentimes and this is a biblical term the elect will talk more about the elect later on but don't think that God sent His Son into this world only only for the elect what we're going to see in the scripture is that all here's a potential that all might believe in him move on now to verse 8 but this one referring to John the Baptist's this one who this next 2 verses are going to focus in on this one it says clearly was not the light but it order to their witness concerning the like verse 9 for the light was. And here again it brings in this were true for recent What is that because once more we need to understand that if we're going to experience God's purpose is his point if we're going to be able to live that life it is all related the foundation of those things is truth so what do we see. We see the 1st thing that John does is to unite this like this revelation with what truth so it's the light when it literally says it's a true light but it is the light of truth that's what the scripture is trying to tell us and those what it says it is the true Light which what which. Once more minute there's nothing nothing exclusive about it now even though God has called is really unique way I understand that this salvation this kingdom this purposes of God relates to all of his humanity so we cannot forget that John writes with a very very broad audience he writes from a Jewish perspective because he's Jewish he writes From a Biblical perspective because all revelation is grounded in the Word of God But what we need to see is this if we're going to be talking about God's purposes and plans being fulfilled I understand what John is doing here he purposely begin with thinking about creation the Book of Genesis to have us to understand we're talking about God's purposes and plans to a very broad audience who is that audience creation God Salvation is not just going to affect a Roman it but from a potential standpoint God wants all people to respond and that's why I keep saying this term all meant so look again and verse 9 and the light was true and what else is all men coming into the world now there's a confusion here and I really don't know if I can solve it were talking about the light that's coming into the world or whether it's this light that shines all min all Min who are coming into the world the catch is not clear but let me simply say this once. For we see that there's a purpose for creation and that's the unique thing about this book and John John wants us to understand that God has a purpose for his entire creation move on once more look if you would to the verse 10 we reach here. And he was in this world but the world did not receive Him That is he was in the world and the world literally Its the world was made by him so once again we're seeing how important it is in understanding that you're sure he is the creator of all things so he was in the world he's united with the world in one sense related to the world and the world was made through him but verse 10 it says and the world did not know him so we can understand here a very important truth by mest we understand the terminology he uses the term world why because the rural is not the kingdom there is going to be what there is going to be a harvest around the world and that's what the purpose of this book is. How we can be part of this harvest so we reach here that the world did not know him and says he came to his own but once more his own did not receive him but to those that receive him knows what it says he gave them power he gave them authority to be what to become older and of God and that's the biblical truth that we're talking about God is looking into history for his children and who are His children those who are wise enough to respond to God's revelation to respond with truth that is by the truth and putting their hope their faith their trust in him so the purposes of God might be realized in their life. When we hope you will benefit from today's message insure it with others please plan to join us each week at this time and on this channel for our broadcast of love is real that morning again to find out more about us please visit our website. 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One of the important truths concerning the book of John is proof that we're going to see over and over in the Word of God that God makes His provision available and talks about that he made available to the world but the world would not respond now there's a very important truth that has been made in this gospel of John and chapter one where we left off last week we see that there is a unique relationship between all of creation and the creator that shouldn't surprise us there's always a relationship between creation and the create for but here's the problem the world that which was created did not know Him What is that to tell us it's a tell us that if we understand the context of what we learned last week is that the world would not respond to the revelation of God the illumination of God So here's a very important biblical truth before we do anything else today and that is that we need to ask ourselves and when we share biblical truth with others one of our responsibility is to be like John remember John was sent by God for the purpose of being a witness to testify of the things of God and when we also take seriously that call upon our life to go and to share the Good News of the Kingdom of God We need to ask people if you are convicted by these words are you willing to respond if God is willing to make known to you His Revelation his illumination for your life are you willing to respond because years of the local truth more often than not when someone is unwilling to turn to God when God reveals Himself and there are unwilling cards not going to prove. Revelation Well when we make ourselves a veil of war for God's only nation when we begin to seek him and say God you know I made the spiritual darkness I may have a problem with doubt I tend to just reject these things I hear other people say but if they're true if you make them known to me if you convict my soul of the reality of these things I am willing to respond let me tell you when we respond in this way oftentimes. In a mighty way well what's more to get you by will look to me look with me