Study on the book of john 1 11 bible

Roughly 40 times in 1 john, john speaks of love and admonishes christians to act like brothers and sisters and love one another 3. This has been called one of the saddest verses in all of scripture. Most scholars agree that the story is not johannine in its origins and that it was added later. There is a controversy concerning this storywhether it was part of the gospel of john from the beginning. The question, then, is whether we should regard this story as canonical. It is also safe to say that john was a jew, this can be clearly seen by his accuracy about jewish customs, jewish way of thinking, and by his quotations from the hebrew old testament. Comfortable christianity often means a weak christianity. Christians are challenged to hold tightly to the truth and live in a way that reflects the love of jesus. John 1 the word became flesh 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. And john had a brother called james, who became also one of jesus disciples.

This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. Pictures vincents studies wesleys notes fourfold gospel abbotts new. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. John wrote this gospel, as inspired by god, after the gospels of matthew, mark and luke already had been written, and assumes the readers familiarity with some of the details e. This summary of the book of 1 john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 john. Written late in the 1st century, the apostle john wrote the book to provide boundaries on our beliefs about christ. There are 5 days of study each week with small group discussion questions at the end of each week and a weekly viewer guide. He was a fisherman, one of jesus inner circle together with james and peter, and the disciple whom jesus loved jn. This bible study draws from those gospels, as well as from the other books of the bible. The study walks you through verse by verse, tracing the themes of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.

Jewish teachers taught that the best time to study gods law was at night. Here is a summary and commentary on first john chapter two. John 11 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of john chapter 11 in plain english. Biblical theology study bible, hardcover, comfort print. Tony evans challenges christians who have grown comfortable and complacent in their faith. Bible reading schedule for 1 john lesson 1 i john 1. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. John 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Sold by lifeway christian store and ships from amazon fulfillment. But to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave.

Verses 1114 the word, who has always existed, entered the world at a. Another indicator of john s character is found in the book of 1 john, he continually talks about love, loving one another, and that god is love, etc. God of creation is a 10session bible study on genesis 1 11. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the father, jesus christ the righteous. In the beginning is an unmistakable reference to genesis 1. The coming therefore here mentioned seemeth to be intended of his coming by his prophets, john the baptist, and his own personal preaching of the gospel. The book of 1 john provides simple yet profound teaching on what it means to know god and to live in relationship with him. So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. Watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the. Commentaries gills exposition geneva study bible commentary critical.

He came unto his own, and his own received him not. The word in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. Watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. But that john wrote as a very old man is an inference which only appears later and combined with other statements which cast considerable doubt on its. Johns legacy by the time 1 john was written, there were second and thirdgeneration christians. Online bible study through 1 john randy white ministries. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. That john was the last evangelist to write is also well attested, mentioned by irenaeus adv. Thus, the bible is telling us that when god brought the creation into existence, the word was already existing. The writer of this gospel, the apostle john, refers to john the baptist 19 times but, unlike the other gospel writers, never uses the designation the baptist or the baptizer.

He is the light of the world, absolutely pure, just as god is light john 8. The apostle john does distinguish between the three marys. John 11 commentary, this commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the new testament verse by verse. John 1 bible study commentary chapter summary questions. A fallencondition focus verses 5 and 10 11 look closely at verse 5. Jun, 2009 book of john 1 the king james version holy bible subscribe to the dvd series at musical composition by camille saintsaens perfor. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the. John proclaimed that jesus was the light of the world. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. In this study, john macarthur guides readers through an indepth look at the creation story, the first murder, noah. Online bible study through 1 john the book of 1st john is a book of great encouragement and teaching for the believer.

They were fully revealed in christ, the son of god. The book of signs chapters 112 of the gospel of john are often called the book of signs. John 1 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of john chapter 1 in plain english. He shared the glory of the father, but willingly laid that aside so that he could come to bear the penalty for our sins on the cross. Both characteristics of god stand always in total agreement to each other. John bible study verse by verse of the book of john. The word word was familiar to the greeks who understood it to be the rational principle that governed the universe. The word became flesh in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. He came to his own, and those who were his own did not receive him. The following statements we find in first john only. They include a series of seven signs, so named because the signs point to god and can be properly understood only when seen. Charts from jensens survey of the nt used by permission.

John 1 niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. The first speaks of gods holiness, truth and righteousness and the second of his grace and mercy. John the apostle says that jesus is the light of the world, but. Home bible studies 1, 2, and 3 john studies 1 john 1 these small group studies of 1 john contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications.