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‘That you might have life in the [pre-existent Christ’s] name’ John 20:31.
Developing the theme:
The human struggle with mortality and meaning versus God’s purposes for humankind through Jesus Christ, His Son.
Jesus’ birth life, death and resurrection form the hinge and measuring for human history.
Why did John write his unique gospel account? Jn. 20:30-31 says so ‘That you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and by believing you may have life in His name’.
John’s Prologue establishes a beginning to the universe - in line with modern scientific thought, though it’s a created, not evolutionary universe. He also establishes that Jesus was the pre-existent Creator while also the Emmanuel born 2000 years ago.
Jesus as the Word/Logos - shows us a picture of ‘God in action’.
John 1 Parallels the Creation account in Genesis 1 which John recounts as being integral to Jesus as the Word.
Application:
Jesus said ‘I am the way, the truth and the life’ 14:6 and in following Jesus we are welcomed into fellowship and eternity with the Godhead through the Holy Spirit.
