The Word is God!!

Bible Text: John 1:1 | Preacher: Alan Conner | Series: 2012, John

Northwest Bible Church – Feb. 12, 2012 – Worship Service – Alan Conner
John 1:1
The Word Is God!
               Intro

The Prologue of the Gospel of John 1:1-18 is like a preface or introduction.

It has its own unique form of parallelism which adds beauty and symmetry and emphasis to his words.   John 1:1-2, 4, 11.

The Prologue functions to introduce us to the person of Jesus Christ.

1- The Word is God, the Creator, the Light (source of truth).

2- The Word became a man.

3- The world did not receive Him, but rejected Him.

4- Those born of God receive Him by faith and become children of God.

5- Jesus Christ, the only Son, alone can explain God.

These are themes and truths that will echo through the book.

               A. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORD – LOGOS.

Phrase #1 –  “In the beginning was the Word.”  The Word is ________________.

“In the beginning” –

“was” –

“the Word”  –

Phrase #2 –  “and the Word was with God.”  The Word is a ________________.

“with” –

Phrase #3 – “and the Word was God.”   The Word is ________________.

a) The Jehovah Witness error.

b) Function of a Greek article (“the”) –

c) Other verses in John on the deity of Christ – John 1:14; 5:18; 8:58, 24; 10:30, 33;                                                       12:40-41; 20:28.

d) OT confirmations –  Is. 9:6; Mic. 5:2.  

               B.  JOHN 1:1 REFUTES THREE HERESIES.

1) Ebionites – Deny the ­­­­­­­­­­________________ of Christ.  (see Phrase 1).

2) Sabellians – Deny the _______________ of Persons in the Godhead. (see Phrase 2)

3) Arians – Deny the _____________ of Christ.   (see Phrase 3)

               C. THE DEITY OF CHRIST IS INDISPENSABLE TO THE GOSPEL.

1) If Jesus is not God –

2) If Jesus is God –

a)

b)

c)

d)