Introduction to the Gospel of John Part 2
The Prologue
“The Word became flesh….”. Christianity is a strange religion. It is a religion of a sort, but it doesn’t tell us how to find God. It doesn’t even tell us how to escape the world, as in “this world is not my home.”
It is actually the story of how God, our Creator, entered our world through a body of flesh in the person of Jesus the Christ. Jesus is the full Presence of God in our midst and in our world Who came to dwell with us.
OUTLINE OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
- Jesus, the Eternal, Incarnate Word of God (John 1:1-18)
- Jesus’ Initial Ministry in the World (John 1:19-10:42)
- The Preparation for the Crucifixion (John 11:1-12:50)
- Preparation of the Disciples for Jesus Death (John 13:1-17:26)
- Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection (John 18:1-20:31)
- Epilogue: The Restoration of Peter Authentication of the Gospel (John 21:1-25)
PROLOGUE John 1:1-18
“The Revelation of the Word of God”
- His Deity (1:1-2)
- His Creation (1:3)
- His Illumination (1:4-5)
- His Forerunner (1:6-9)
- His Rejection (1:10-11)
- His Offer (1:12-13)
- His Incarnation (1:14)
- His Witness (1:15-18)