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God Pitched His Tent
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flesh, and dwelt among us
Jesus (The Word) is
the Creator (John
1:1-5).
John teaches us that Jesus is the
Creator
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If Jesus is God and God (the
Father) is God, doesn’t that
mean that there are two Gods?
NO! The Bible teaches that there is a
plurality within the Godhead, but
that there is only one God.
The plurality of God is taught in
Genesis
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Genesis
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The plurality of God is taught in
Genesis
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• The name of the Creator,
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• The Father, Son and Spirit
present.
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– The activity of the Word, “and God said”
The plurality of God is taught in
Genesis
Genesis 1:26-29
• The name of the Creator,
Elohim
plural.
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God is
said,
• The Father, Son and Spirit
present.
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Us make
man
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– The activity of the Word,
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likeness;
• The creation of man (Adam) points to the
plurality of God
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The plurality of God is taught in
Genesis
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declared in the plural (Adam is male and female).
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wife; and they shall
become one flesh.
• The Bible has many more declarations
that Jesus is the God of Creation. It is a
primary theme of John’s Gospel. For time
sake we will mention just two more. Both
are from John, chapter 1.
John the Apostles declares that
Jesus is God
John 1:18 No
one has seen
God at any
time; the only
begotten God
who is in the
bosom of the
Father, He
has explained
Him.
John the Baptist implies that
John 1:15 John
Jesus is God
testified about
Him and cried
out, saying,
"This was He
of whom I said,
'He who comes
after me has a
higher rank than
I, for He existed
before me.'"
It would be enough to simply be the
Creator, but the amazing, and for
some people, unbelievable, is that
the Creator would come to live with
us.
The Creator entered the World to
save the World he had created
• God became a man
John 1:14
And the
Word became
flesh
The Creator entered the World to
save the World he had created
• God became a man
• God set up camp among us
John 1:14
And the
Word became
flesh and dwelt
among us.
The Creator entered the World to
save the World he had created
John 1:14 And
• God became a man
the Word
• God set up camp among us
became flesh and
• The disciples testify to his glory
dwelt (light)
among us
and we saw His
glory, glory as of
the only
begotten from
the Father, full of
grace and truth.
God sent John the Baptist to
prepare the world for the light.
• John 1:6 There came a man sent from God,
whose name was John. (7) He came as a
witness, to testify about the Light, so that all
might believe through him. (8) He was not
the Light, but he came to testify about the
Light.
Jesus - the Word and Light - of the world
made his presence known to the world.
• He is the light of all people.
John 1:9
There was the
true Light
which, coming
into the world,
enlightens every
man.
Jesus - the Word and Light - of the world
made his presence known to the world.
• He is the light of all people. John 1:10 He
• He was in the world, createdwas
it, but
theworld,
in the
world (people of the world) didn’t
know
and the
world
who he was,
was made
through Him,
and the world
did not know
Him.
Jesus - the Word and Light - of the world
made his presence known to the world.
• He is the light of all people. John 1:11 He
• He was in the world, createdcame
it, but
to the
His
world (people of the world) didn’t
know
own, and
those
who he was,
who were His
own did not
• He came to Israel (his own people),
But
Him
they didn’t receive him (theyreceive
rejected
him).
The World He
created didn’t
recognize Him.
His own family
rejected him with
the rest of the
world.
So, the creator began a
new family
All the people that received (take hold of, believe
in) him (whether Jew or non Jew), Jesus gave
them the privilege to be Children of God.
John 1:12 But as many as
received Him, to them He gave
the right to become children of
God, even to those who believe
in His name,
All the people that received (take hold of, believe
in) him (whether Jew or non Jew), Jesus gave
them the privilege to be Children of God.
• We don’t become children through
physical birth (by bloods) – human
parents, heritage, or circumcision.
John 1:13a
who were
born, not of
blood
All the people that received (take hold of, believe
in) him (whether Jew or non Jew), Jesus gave
them the privilege to be Children of God.
• We don’t become children through
physical birth (by bloods) – human
parents, heritage, or circumcision.
John 1:13
• We don’t become children fromwho
an were
act of
born, not of
the human will
blood
nor of
– Will of the flesh – sexual desire,
or doing
the will of the
works of Law
flesh
All the people that received (take hold of, believe
in) him (whether Jew or non Jew), Jesus gave
them the privilege to be Children of God.
• We don’t become children through
John 1:13
physical birth (by bloods) – human
who were
parents, heritage, or circumcision.
born, not of
blood
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• We don’t become children from
an nor
act of
the will of the
the human will
nor of
– Will of the flesh – sexual desire,flesh
or doing
works of Law
the will of
man,
– Will of man (or husband).
If we don’t become
children of God by
being born into the
right family, or by
keeping God’s
rules, or by acts of
the our will, how do
we become
children of God?
It is of God.
John 1:13 who
were born, not of
blood nor of the
will of the flesh nor
of the will of man,
but of God.
So then, How
Do I become a
child of God?
So
To become one
of the Children
of God we must
be obedient to
God and receive
– believe – in
His Son.
As many as received
Him, to them He gave
the right to become
children of God, even
to those who believe
in His name,
•
•
•
•
•
The creator pitched his tent among us
The world did not know him
His own people did not receive him
The world nailed him to a cross.
Everyone that does receive him, Jew and
Gentile, He has given the privilege to be
children of God.
There once was an old man…
“Father, forgive
them for they
know not what
they have
done”
Will you
receive Him?
Accept His
forgiveness,
Today?