The word made flesh Flashcards
The Word was God, and that Word became flesh
John 1:1-3, 14
What are the 7 I am statements and where are they found?
The bread of life (6:35, 48)
The light of the world (8:12; 9:5)
The door (10:7, 9)
The good shepherd (10:11, 14)
The resurrection, and the life (11:25)
The way, the truth, and the life (14:6)
The true vine (15:1–5)
Jesus directly equates himself with Yahweh’s “I AM” (Exodus 3:14)
Before Abraham was, I am. (8:58)
And
If you have seen Jesus, you have seen the Father (chs. 12 & 14).
John’s gospel highlights the humanity of Jesus
John 2:24; 4:6–7; 6:51; 11:35; 19:5, 28, 34–35
The 7 witnesses show that Jesus was God in human:
John the Baptist Nathanael Peter Martha Thomas John Christ Himself who all proclaim Christ's divinity
The 7 miracles demonstrate the unique person of Jesus Christ as the Son of God.
Turning water into wine Healing the nobleman’s son Healing the man at Bethesda Feeding the five thousand Walking on the water Healing the blind man Raising Lazarus from the Dead