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JOHN CHAPTER 1
Jn 1,1-5
· (110k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Spirit and the word Ø Spirit of revelation Ø
Effect of the spirit on the word
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Light refers to truth, indicating that His life and His word are one and the
same. The life of God is synonymous with the presence of the Holy Spirit, and
where God is allowed to manifest His presence, truth is sure to follow. An
environment that allows truth to reign is a place and time for miracles and
salvation. When a person escorts the Holy Spirit into his circumstances, he is
introducing the life of God to the world. His life is indistinguishable from
His truth. The person with an anointing speaks the word of God, because the
Spirit and His word are one and the same.
Jn 1,1-3
· (212b) Sovereignty Ø
God is infinite Ø He is the creator Ø
The creation glorifies God Ø God created all
things through Christ -- These verses go with verse 10. The apostle John wastes no time getting into the
deep things of God. Starting in verse one, John is talking about Jesus Christ,
calling Him the word of God. The word was in the beginning, the beginning of
what? The fact that he didn’t specify suggests that He was at the beginning
of all things. Since Jesus was before the beginning, then He did not have a beginning.
Heb 7-3 says, “Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having
neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he
abides a priest perpetually.” This is a description of Melchizedek, but is
used as an analogy for Christ. We know His mother was Mary, but Jesus existed
before her, so this is referring to a time before He came to us in the flesh.
He was involved in the creation, so He had to exist before that in order to create it. If He existed before the creation, it is
not possible to say
that He had a beginning. Therefore, He is eternal, like His Father. He always
was and He always will be. The Father is the origin of all things; Jesus spoke
His creation into being, and the Holy Spirit performed His word.
Jn 1-1
· (244h) Kingdom of God Ø
The eternal kingdom Ø The word of God is
eternal Ø The word of God transcends the
creation
· (255c) Trinity Ø
Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø
God’s word is Spirit Ø Jesus is the word of
the Spirit Ø Jesus is the manifested word of
God -- This verse goes with verse 14
Jn 1,4-9
· (112c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Light Ø Jesus’ light overcomes darkness Ø
The light of His truth
Jn 1-4,5
· (199i) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Rejecting Christ Ø The world rejects God Ø
World rejects God because it does not know Him -- These verses go with
verses 10&11
Jn 1-4
· (254f) Trinity Ø
Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø
Jesus is the life of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the
substance of God’s life Ø Jesus is the
manifestation of God’s life
Jn 1-5
· (164h) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is at
enmity with God Ø The world does not know God --
This verse goes with verses 10&11. Jesus was the physical manifestation of the Holy
Spirit and the Holy Spirit is the very substance of the Father. The life of
Christ, which is the Holy Spirit, converted to the truth is the light of men.
It shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it. Jesus came
as the light of the world. His truth shined in their darkness, and the
darkness hung Him on a cross. The world does not understand Jesus Christ. He
is incomprehensible to the natural mind. Everything He said was a mystery. He
spoke in parables for two reasons: so they could possibly understand Him, and
so they never would.
· (184c) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Darkness Ø
Hiding behind your own imagination Ø Hiding
from the truth
Jn 1,6-9
· (71k) Authority Ø
We have His seal
Jn 1,6-8
· (21c) Sin Ø
Disobedience Ø Unfaithful
Jn 1-7,8
· (144e) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus
Ø The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø
That He was sent by God -- These verses go with verses
19&20
Jn 1-9
· (107m) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø The Bible will lead you to truth Ø
True light
· (111c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Spirit and the word Ø Spirit of truth --
This verse goes with verse 12
· (117k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Eyes of your spirit Ø Seeing through the eyes
of your spirit Ø Light illumines your spirit
Jn 1,10-13
· (119k)
Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø
Curse of sin is broken Ø Curse of ignorance is
broken –
God cursed Adam in his soul and the curse spread to his flesh, mutating the
nature of his physical composition. People
fight evil in one another, meaning there is no good side to war. Satan has
the same curse, for there is only one, which can be described in one
concept – God removed Himself from His creation. The
moment He vacated His creation, He created a vacuum. Man and Satan have been
trying ever since to fill the void of poverty that God left behind to no avail. The absence of God has turned man’s soul evil, so that no
longer is it just a fight against poverty, but a fight against evil. We need Jesus to dwell within us, and
when He does, He does not take away the curse in our flesh, but teaches us to
live alongside it through faith, which pleases God. Our physical bodies need
nourishment, but our souls need Jesus, because we were created with an innate
ability to know God. Jesus came to reestablish the
relationship between man and God, but He did it through a fallible body, so His
remedy did not effect the curse of man’s flesh. God will do away with the
curse later. He is currently using it as a form of resistance to test
mankind’s willingness to worship and obey His creator against the will of his
flesh.
Jn 1,10-12
· (154d) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø God bears witness
against the world Ø Witness that the world is
godless Ø Witness that the world does not know
God
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Jesus came to Israel and Israel did not receive Him, but He came also for the
world and the world did not receive Him. He came to Israel first, and then to
the nations. Israel rejected God first, and then the gentiles rejected Him, so
the world does not know God, except for those of His church who would receive Him.
That does not necessarily mean those who go to church, for God knows those who
are His own. Those who receive Him, He gave the right to be the children of
God. Israel is the world’s representative to God, so whatever they did, any
other nation would have done. God created the nation of Israel through the
faith of Abraham for the purpose of being the world’s ambassador nation.
Israel has thus become a microcosm for the rest of the world in things
pertaining to God. We know about Israel’s disobedience, and the world is no
different. The Jew is no more rebellious than any other ethnic group. Had God
chosen to establish His name in a pre-established country, it too would have
disobeyed Him, for no one is worse or better than another.
· (209b) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Counterfeit relationship through religion Ø
Knowing about God, but not knowing God -- These verses go with verse 26
Jn 1-10,11
· (26f)
Sin Ø Consequences of sin Ø
Death is the fruit of the world
· (164h) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is at
enmity with God Ø The world does not know God --
These verses go with verse 5. The world does not know its creator. On top of
that the world is evil, so what does that say about God? It suggests that God
is good by contrast to man’s evil, who has inherited the curse of Adam. The
nature of that curse can be described in one word – poverty. The curse has
caused man to become selfish and greedy, whereas God is the opposite. He came
to give us life by giving up His own on the cross, that we might live by the
principles of a new kingdom, though we are forced to live in a world that is
ruled by poverty and controlled by lack.
· (168e) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø Do not conform to
the world who did not recognize Jesus
· (168h) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world listens
to itself Ø The world hears it’s own words
· (199i) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Rejecting Christ Ø The world rejects God Ø
World rejects God because it does not know Him -- These verses go with
verses 4&5
Jn 1-10
· (54e) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Creation does not know its creator
· (212b) Sovereignty Ø
God is infinite Ø He is the creator Ø
The creation glorifies God Ø God created all
things through Christ -- This verse goes with verses 1-3
· (221a) Kingdom of God Ø
The elusive kingdom of heaven Ø Kingdom hidden
behind the veil from the world Ø God hides from
man’s ignorance Ø God hides from those who
are not looking for Him
Jn 1-12,13
· (33d) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø Kingdom belongs to the
children of God
· (68f) Authority Ø
We have been given authority to be the children of God
· (71b) Authority Ø
Believer’s authority Ø We have authority in
the wisdom of God
· (207h) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø
The kingdom of God Ø Salvation authority of God’s
kingdom
· (219g) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø The elect Ø
God chooses us as we choose ourselves Ø God
chooses us as we fulfill His calling
· (238a) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Transferring the kingdom
Ø The kingdom is transferred to the church Ø
Born again Ø Born of the Spirit by the will of
God
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We are not the children of God who were born by natural means, for no one is
born a Christian from his mother’s womb. We are not the children of God who
will it so in the flesh, for the flesh of man is under a curse. We
are not the children of God by the will of society, for there is no such thing
as a Christian nation. Rather, we are the children of God who are born of God,
corresponding to what Jesus said to Nicodemus in Jn 3-3, “Unless one is born
again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jn 1-12
· (111c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Spirit and the word Ø Spirit of truth --
This verse goes with verse 9
Jn 1,14-17
· (35a) Gift of God Ø
God is willing to Give Ø He is generous with
the flesh of His Son
· (114h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Jesus does God’s
work Ø All his works are done through the
father
Jn 1-14
· (37c) Judgment Ø
Jesus’ humanity Ø He had human flesh
· (107e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø Truth of the trinity Ø
Jesus is truth -- This verse goes with verse 17
· (245n) Kingdom of God Ø
Spirit realm imposed on the natural realm Ø
Literal manifestations Ø Spirit realm
superimposed upon the natural realm Ø The
spiritual manifesting into the natural
· (255c) Trinity Ø
Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø
God’s word is Spirit Ø Jesus is the word of
the Spirit Ø Jesus is the manifested word of
God -- This verse goes with verse 1. This verse corresponds with verse one of this
chapter, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the
word was God.” Now this verse says, “The word became flesh and dwelt among
us,” positively identifying Jesus Christ as the word of God, not the letters
and ink found in your Bible, but the word of God disseminating from the Holy
Spirit, originating from the throne of God. Jesus was the perfect conduit to
the mind of God, and He spoke whatever He heard from the Father. He not only
knew the mind of God and spoke His truth to the world, but He also performed
the truth to the minutest jot and tittle. Therefore, the Father’s greatest
expression of grace and mercy was that God predestined His Son to be born in a
fleshly body like ours, which made Him automatically destined for the cross,
both by the will of Christ, who always obeyed His Father, and by the will of
man, who has always hated God.
Jn 1-17,18
· (109a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Revelations of the Holy Spirit Ø Spirit reveals
the Father
· (153b) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø Witnesses of the
father Ø Jesus bears witness of the Father
Jn 1-17
· (107e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø Truth of the trinity Ø
Jesus is truth -- This verse goes with verse 14
· (118d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Seeing through the eyes of your spirit Ø
Real-eyes
· (205k) Salvation Ø
Salvation is based on God’s promises Ø Faith
versus works Ø The faith of God versus the
faith of men Ø Faith versus the law
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This verse makes one of the most concise distinctions in the Bible between the
law of the old covenant and the grace of the new covenant, which is something
that the apostle Paul extensively covered in his epistles to the Galatians and
Romans, speaking through many chapters of the vast differences between the
grace of God and the law of commandments. Which would you rather serve,
God’s law or His grace and truth? The law has past, while His grace has
replaced it with a better covenant. The law of God governs the flesh of man,
while His grace has appeared to govern his spirit, yet people generally prefer
to be governed by law. Most people can’t think of giving up living and
walking in the flesh. The new covenant is based on the Holy Spirit, which is
incomprehensible to the natural mind. People know that to become familiar with
the Holy Spirit would intrinsically change their telluric subsistence to that
of holy people. A transformation would be required in the process of relating
to God, which is what they are trying to avoid. People feel comfortable in
their flesh, but God is opposed to the flesh, hence to the world. They don’t
want to be at enmity with the world; they would rather be at enmity with God
in order to defend and protect their flesh. This is unacceptable. God has a
plan for us and His plan is for us to become spiritual to relate to Him
through the grace and truth of the new covenant, that we might walk in the
Spirit. Truth is on the side of grace, not on the side of the law, for the law
will never lead you to the truth. Rather, it will lead you to what is wrong
and evil about yourself. So, if you don't want to focus on the darkness and
evil in yourself, then abandon the law and walk in the grace and righteousness
of the truth through faith in Jesus Christ, for in doing so you will
inadvertently fulfill the law. Walking by the Spirit is a better way to
fulfill the law, compared to attempting it through your own will.
Jn 1-18
· (221h) Kingdom of God Ø
The elusive kingdom of heaven Ø Kingdom hidden
behind the veil from the world Ø God hides his
divinity from man’s corruption Ø He hides
behind the veil
· (253e) Trinity Ø
Relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is
equal with the Father Ø Jesus has all the
internal qualities of the Father Ø Jesus is God
Jn 1,19-23
· (50a)
Judgment Ø God judges the world Ø
Condition of Israel in the last days – Israel was expecting the kingdom of God to
appear immediately and deliver them from their enemies, namely the Romans. For
this reason the Jews suspected John to be one of three possible prophets come
to make this happen as described in the Old Testament: the Messiah, Elijah or
the prophet. We know Jesus, and we know Elijah, but who is this prophet
they mentioned? It would be interesting to know what the Jews believed about
Old Testament prophecy in their time period, because they too were looking for
the kingdom of heaven to suddenly appear, similar to our expectation of the
rapture (Lk 19-11), suggesting that they too believed they lived in the last
days. Still, what inspired the Jews to question if John were Elijah returned
from the dead? There must be something in the Old Testament Scriptures that
led them to believe Elijah would return one day. Elijah was a very spirited
man zealous in his faith, and so was John the Baptist, and they both resemble
the two witnesses described in Revelation chapter eleven. All three have the
unique ministry of restoring God’s people to their faith. There must be a
passage of Scripture probably in the Minor Prophets describing the two
witnesses that are yet to come. Hence, for the Jews to wonder in this passage
if John the Baptist were Elijah or the endtime prophet was a hint for us to
look deeper in the Old Testament for the passage that led them to misinterpret
the ministry of John the Baptist. Though they may have been wrong about him,
they may have been right about something else that we don't know.
· (77f) Thy kingdom come Ø
Humility Ø Refusing the glory of man Ø
Rejecting the worship of men
–
John the Baptist confessed he was not the Christ, while Jesus confessed He
was, and both were great confessions. What was so great about John’s
confession? John had a moment of glory; he had disciples and people’s
attention, yet he never sought the glory for himself, but used it to propel
his ministry to direct people’s attention to Christ. He could have taken the
glory for himself and made the bodacious claim that he was the Christ, and
people would have believed him for a brief period. He could have seized the
moment and the people’s adoration. They would have glorified him as their
king and required him to deliver them from their enemies. He would have had an
extremely short-lived moment before the Romans took him away and hung him on a
cross for competing against the throne of Caesar. Jesus commended John the
Baptist in another gospel, saying there was no one greater than him, regarding
the fulfillment of his ministry. For further commentary on this subject read
the following articles:
The Great Endtime Revival, The Mid-Tribulation
Rapture and Fall of Satan
Jn 1-19,20
· (144e) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus
Ø The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø
That He was sent by God -- These verses go with verses
7&8
Jn 1-21
· (63c) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø Righteous deception Ø
Church deceive the world
Jn 1,22-24
· (209a) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø We go where He goes --
These verses go with verses 35-39
Jn 1-25 -- No Entries
Jn 1-26
· (209b) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Counterfeit relationship through religion Ø
Knowing about God, but not knowing God -- This verse goes with verses
10-12
· (217i) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will
over man Ø I never knew you Ø
Because you never knew Him
Jn 1-27,28 -- No Entries
Jn 1-29
· (69b) Authority Ø
Church conveys Jesus’ authority Ø Discernment Ø
Perceiving the truth -- This verse goes with verses 35&36
· (210c) Jesus Is Our Savior
(Key verse)
· (210d) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Jesus is our savior Ø
Jesus is the savior of the world
Jn 1-30 -- No Entries
Jn 1,31-34
· (91a)
Thy kingdom come Ø The called Ø
God’s purpose for us is to fulfill His calling Ø
Walk in the anointing to fulfill God’s purpose – John
the Baptist watched for the Holy Spirit to descend like a dove and
remain on a man in the crowd, which was the sign of the Christ. This dove was
not an actual bird, but was an analogy of the anointing. Birds normally
don’t land on people, but the dove rested on Jesus, because of His peaceful
nature, which is one of the fruits of the Spirit. If we could get a bird to
land on us, it wouldn’t stay long. We would invariably do something to
frighten it away; so is sin to the anointing. Jesus did not chase away the
anointing, since He was without sin.
· (113l)
Thy kingdom come Ø Anointing establishes us in
His will – The
anointing is not mentioned often in the Bible and is mentioned even less in
the church, yet the name “John the Baptist” is synonymous with the
anointing of the Holy Spirit. His ministry was to introduce Israel to their
messiah, whose name “Christ” actually means “the anointed one.” No one
ordained John the Baptist, nor did anyone ordain Christ, yet the same person,
according to verse 33, sent them both. The Holy Spirit ordained John and sent
him to baptize, placing upon John an old covenant anointing that only kings
and prophets received in the Old Testament, suggesting that the purpose of the anointing was
to rule and to judge. John was the last of the Old Testament prophets and the
first of the New Testament prophets, being the transitional prophet between
the old and the new. The anointing is now meant for all of god's children and
has new and better uses in the new covenant.
· (118f)
Thy kingdom come Ø Seeing through the eyes of
your spirit Ø Eyes of discernment – The anointing of the Holy Spirit was the
identifying mark of Christ that only John could see through his anointing. The
antichrist thinks he has a mark, but God has a mark of His own prepared for
those who love and serve Him in Spirit and truth. Only those who have an
anointing can see the anointing in others.
· (221h)
Kingdom of God Ø The elusive kingdom of heaven Ø
Kingdom hidden behind the veil from the world Ø
God hides his divinity from man’s corruption Ø
He hides behind the veil – Jesus hid from the eyes of unbelief behind
the veil of His flesh, suggesting that Jesus was not immediately obvious to the
naked eye, and implying that He had no physical identifying mark that would
distinguish Him from the rest of humanity. He had no interesting features that
would tell Him apart, such as being the tallest or the most handsome man in the
crowd, as Hollywood has depicted Him. Everything that was unique and special
about Him was spiritual, unlike some of the dressy televangelist and
mega-preachers of our day, who have their hair combed just right, are
good-looking and smooth talkers, counterfeiting the anointing to attract people
to their churches, because if they ever had an anointing, they chased it away
long ago.
Jn 1,32-34
· (144f) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø
The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø Witness of the Holy
Spirit
Jn 1-32
· (126h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Peace Ø
Anointing of peace
· (128h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Gentleness Ø
Jesus is gentle
Jn 1-33
· (190k) Die to self (Process of substitution)
Ø Separation from the old man Ø
Baptism Ø Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Jn 1,35-51
· (143h) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø
Popularity Ø Sought commendably Ø
Seeking Jesus for His favor –
John the Baptist had a part in the selection of Jesus twelve disciples, whose
ministry revolved around preparing the hearts of Israel to receive their
Messiah. John stood with two of His disciples, and as Jesus walked passed John
said, “Behold the lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak and
followed Jesus. One of these two disciples was Andrew, who was one of the
twelve. He had friends and introduced them to Jesus, and some of them were
included in the twelve, such as Simon, whose name later became Peter. Jesus
found Phillip and Phillip found Nathaniel.
· (232m) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Seeking the kingdom Ø
Seek the essence of his kingdom Ø Seeking Jesus
Jn 1,35-39
· (93g) Thy kingdom come Ø
Following Jesus Ø Disciples follow Him
· (209a) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø We go where He goes --
These verses go with verses 22-24
Jn 1-35,36
· (69b) Authority Ø
Church conveys Jesus’ authority Ø Discernment
Ø Perceiving the truth -- These verses
go with verse 29
Jn 1,40-46
· (131e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Unity Ø
Brother depends on you Ø To lead him to Jesus
· (149e) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø
Compel them to come in Ø luring them in
Jn 1,40-42
· (208b) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø
The kindness of God Ø You and your household
shall be saved
Jn 1-43
· (219e) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø The elect Ø
God transforms the world into the church Ø God
selects us from the world
Jn 1-45
· (141h) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Old Testament bears
witness to the new Ø It bears witness to Jesus Ø
Prophesy about Jesus’ life
Jn 1-46
· (20j) Sin Ø
Doubt is based on past experience
Jn 1,47-51
· (86e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Belief Ø God’s works act as evidence to
support our beliefs
· (152f) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø Witnesses of the
father Ø Prophets Ø
Jesus is a prophet Ø Jesus prophesies to the
church
Jn 1,47-49
· (150f) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness of Jesus Ø Confessing Jesus Ø
Confessing Jesus as the son of God
Jn 1-47
· (105a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Pure in heart Ø A pure heart is a genuine heart
Jn 1-49,50
· (117h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Eyes of your spirit Ø Vision Ø
Real-eyes God’s purpose Ø Understand God’s
purpose for your life
Jn 1-50,51
· (147f) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Divine works of God Ø
Spiritual manifestations
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