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John 1
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 (1:1-10)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Is Jesus God?
Who created heaven and earth?
(1:1) Jehovah's Witnesses
But how could Jesus be with God in the beginning as this
verse says, if, as the Watchtower teaches, Jesus was created by God? And how could Jesus be "a god" and
yet be with God during the creation, if God was speaking truthfully in Dt.32:39 when he said,
"there are no gods with me"?
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In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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The same was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that
was made.
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| 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. |
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The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men
through him might believe. |
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He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. |
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That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the
world. |
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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not. |
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He came unto his own, and his own received him not. |
 (1:12)
"To them gave he the power to become the sons of God."
How many sons does God have?
Are we all God's children?
(1:14) "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us."
Is Jesus God?
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| 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name:
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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
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And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake,
He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
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And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. |
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For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. |
(1:18) "No man hath seen God at any time."
Can God be seen?
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No man hath seen God at
any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he
hath declared him.
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And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? |
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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. |
(1:21) "Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not."
Was John the Baptist Elijah?
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that
prophet? And he answered, No.
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Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them
that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? |
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He said,I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the
way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. |
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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. |
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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be
not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? |
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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one
among you, whom ye know not; |
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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet
I am not worthy to unloose. |
(1:28) "These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,
where John was baptizing."
But no such site is known in history. Some translations ASV, NAB, NIV, RSV, NRSV) rename Bethabara as Bethany, but Bethany is a suburb
of Jerusalem and, therefore, not "beyond the Jordan."
Where did John baptize?
 (1:29-34)
John baptizes Jesus and declares him to be "the Son of God." But later,
as he is about to be beheaded, he is no longer sure what to think about Jesus. So he sends his own disciples to ask, "Art
thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" (Mt.11:3) Well, if he isn't
sure after seeing and hearing the events at Jesus' baptism, then how can anyone else be?
(1:29) "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
(1:32) "John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him."
(1:33) "He that sent me to baptize with water ... said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending ...
is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost."
(1:34) "I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God."
(1:35, 43, 2:1) "Again the next day after...."
What did Jesus do after his baptism?
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing.
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The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh
away the sin of the world.
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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before
me: for he was before me.
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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like
a dove, and it abode upon him.
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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same
said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining
on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
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And I saw, and bare record that
this is the Son of God.
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Again the next day
after John stood, and two of his disciples;
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And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
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Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek
ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,)
where dwellest thou?
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He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and
abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
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One of the two which heard
John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. |
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"One of the two which heard John speak,
and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother."
Which came first: the calling of Peter and Andrew or the
imprisonment of John the Baptist?
(1:41)
"We have found
the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ."
How did Peter find out that Jesus was the Messiah?
(1:44) "Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter."
Where was the home of Peter and Andrew?
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He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found
the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art
Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by
interpretation, A stone.
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The day following
Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him,
Follow me.
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Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom
Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph.
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And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. |
(1:48-50) Jesus had remote viewing skills. (Just like Mark Driscoll.)
(1:48) "Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said
unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee."
(1:49) "Nathanael ... saith ... Rabbi, thou art the Son of God."
(1:50) "Jesus ... said ... Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou?
thou shalt see greater things than these."
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"Ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
Jesus falsely prophesied that Nathaniel would see heaven open and angels descend upon Jesus. Nathaniel never saw it; neither has anyone else.
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite
indeed, in whom is no guile!
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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said
unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree,
I saw thee.
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Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God;
thou art the King of Israel.
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Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee
under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than
these.
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And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall
see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son
of man.
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- How are Jesus
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- What does God look like (according
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