Transcript Gospel of John: God the Son

Gospel of John: God the Son
John the Baptist
John 1:19-42
Part 2
Structure of John 1:19-42
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John 1:6-8 NKJV
(6) There was a man sent from God, whose name
was John.
(7) This man came for a witness, to bear witness of
the Light, that all through him might believe.
(8) He was not that Light, but was sent to bear
witness of that Light.
John 1:19-42 takes place in 3 days
Day 1—Not that Light (19-28)
Day 2—To bear witness of the Light (29-34)
Day 3—All through him might believe (35-42)
John 1:29-34 NKJV
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(29) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and
said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world!
(30) This is He of whom I said, "After me comes a Man who is
preferred before me, for He was before me.'
(31) I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to
Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
(32) And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit
descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon
Him.
(33) I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with
water said to me, "Upon whom you see the Spirit descending,
and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy
Spirit.'
(34) And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."
Point of Clarification
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Matthew 3:16-4:2 ESV
(16) And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from
the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
(17) and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased."
(1) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil.
(2) And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
Apparently, Jesus was baptized before the timeline of the gospel of
John and Jesus came back again through the area where John was
baptizing.
Day 2
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The next day John saw Jesus coming
toward him
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The day after the Pharisees visited John the
Baptist
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John had told the Pharisees that he was not
the Light but that He was among them…
 John sees Jesus and testifies of Him
John’s testimony
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(32) And John bore witness, saying, "I saw
the Spirit descending from heaven like a
dove, and He remained upon Him.
 (33) I did not know Him, but He who sent
me to baptize with water said to me, "Upon
whom you see the Spirit descending, and
remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes
with the Holy Spirit.'
 (34) And I have seen and testified that this
is the Son of God."
John’s Testimony reveals:
Christ—Lamb of God
 Trinity
 God’s revelation to man
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Lamb of God
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb
of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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Sacrificial Lamb (takes away the sin)
Genesis 22:7-8 ESV
(7) And Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" And he said, "Here am I,
my son." He said, "Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a
burnt offering?"
(8) Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my
son." So they went both of them together.
Exodus 12:21 ESV
(21) Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go and select
lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb.
Isaiah 53:7 ESV
(7) He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a
lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is
silent, so he opened not his mouth.
1 Peter 1:19 ESV
(19) but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or
spot.
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Lamb of God
In each case, a lamb is killed
 It’s a substitutionary act
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Jesus died in our place where we deserve
death
His act takes away our sin
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The Lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world!
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Takes away the sin of the world
Takes away – present tense
 Sin – singular noun
 sin of the world – singular noun of one group
(world)
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Takes away the sin of the world
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Jesus takes away the sin completely
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Jesus takes away the sin perfectly
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Sin in singular as all acts of sins from past,
present, and future rolled into one
Not one sin is overlooked
Jesus takes away the sin presently
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Takes away—present tense; in believer’s life,
Jesus is our Advocate, presently and until
death!
Takes away the sin of the world
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Not talking about universalism (everyone is saved
because of Jesus’ death)
Matthew 7:13-14 ESV
(13) "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and
the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who
enter by it are many.
(14) For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that
leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Jesus’ death is sufficient for every sin that man has done
and for every man
However, Jesus’ death is only effective for those who
believe
Reason for baptism in water
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(30) This is He of whom I said, "After me comes a
Man who is preferred before me, for He was before
me.'
(31) I did not know Him; but that He should be
revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with
water."
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John baptized to reveal the Savior of the world…to
reveal the ultimate Baptizer
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Matthew 3:11 ESV
(11) "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who
is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am
not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and with fire.
Did John know Jesus?
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I did not know Him
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Two thoughts about this:
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John did not know Jesus as Messiah until he
saw the Holy Spirit upon Jesus (knew Jesus
relationally)
John did not know Jesus relationally (never had
interacted with Him)
Either way—what it tells us is that John did not
go to Jesus and planned this to deceive people
God’s revelation to John
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He who sent me to baptize with
water said to me, "Upon whom you see
the Spirit descending, and remaining
on Him, this is He who baptizes with
the Holy Spirit.”
 God gave John a sign to identify who
the Messiah would be
Some further thoughts
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saw the Spirit descending from
heaven like a dove, and He remained
upon Him.
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the Holy Spirit become a dove?
Jesus not have the Holy Spirit
before He was baptized?
Testify
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I have seen and testified that this
is the Son of God
 John
recognized who Jesus was and
His purpose on earth
 His testimony led some of his disciples
to believe in Jesus