BLOG #96 THE APOSTLE JOHN’S WITNESS OF JESUS #1 3/3/2021
Introduction
The eagle could be a fitting symbol for the book of
John. William Barclay says, “the eagle of all living creatures alone can look
straight into the sun and not be dazzled, and John of all the New Testament
writers has the most penetrating gaze into the eternal mysteries and the
eternal truths, and into the very mind of God.”
John as well as his older brother James were two of
the twelve disciples (read Matthew 4:21). The author preferred to identify
himself as the disciple “whom Jesus loved” (read chapters 13:23; 19:26; 20:2;
and 21: 7 & 20).
Why was the book of John written? The author says, “but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31, NASB)
Over the next several months, I invite you to join me in the
study of John’s witness of Jesus.
BLOG #96 THE APOSTLE JOHN’S WITNESS OF JESUS #1
Introduction
The eagle could be a fitting symbol for the book of
John. William Barclay says, “the eagle of all living creatures alone can look
straight into the sun and not be dazzled, and John of all the New Testament
writers has the most penetrating gaze into the eternal mysteries and the
eternal truths, and into the very mind of God.”
John as well as his older brother James were two of
the twelve disciples (read Matthew 4:21). The author preferred to identify
himself as the disciple “whom Jesus loved” (read chapters 13:23; 19:26; 20:2;
and 21: 7 & 20).
Why was the book
of John written? The author says, “but these have been written so that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may
have life in His name.”
(John 20:31, NASB)
Over the next several months, I invite you to join me in the
study of John’s witness of Jesus.
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