Title: Who is Jesus? (John 01:1-18)
Contents For Christians, December is a month of great significance. This is because there is a feast to commemorate the coming of Jesus, the Son of God and the Savior of mankind, to this earth. The road he came from was not glamorous at all, but it caused a stir in the palace (Matt 2:
3.21:10. Luke 23:5), it made the wise men admire (Matthew 2:9-10), and for those who were waiting for the Messiah, emotion and gratitude reached heaven (Luke 2:20).
Christmas is not a simple holiday as it restores the order of the broken spiritual world, grants new life and freedom to human beings, and unites eternal time with the distant kingdom of God. In that sense, we should stand on the road where He came and immediately know what kind of person Jesus is.
1. He was the God who existed from eternity. (Verse 1)
The phrase “in the beginning was the Word” (verse 1) in the text provides the most important knowledge to know the existential form and attributes of Jesus. This means that Jesus existed before the birth of this world, and its history has its roots before the world was created. This is called the God in the world of will.
Reference / Jesus commanded Peter's confession (Matthew 16:16)
Jesus' declaration (Matthew 17:5, John 8:56-58)
2. It is Jesus, the creator of all things. (verse 3)
As the text says, “all things were made through him, and nothing that was made was made without him” (verse 3). It is very meaningful that the Bible introduces Jesus’ work of creation at the beginning of his words (Genesis 1:26). ).
It is very important that this is not only the fact that He existed from eternity (Exodus 3:14), but that He was Almighty and was directly involved in the creation work for 6 days (John 4:24, 1 Corinthians 8:6 ).
3. He is the Savior who came in the flesh as a savior. (verse 14)
Jesus came to this world according to God's promise to save mankind (Genesis 3:15), as the Savior (Matt. 1:16), and as the Creator (創造Master) as the seat of creation, from heaven. He came to earth, from a spirit body to a physical body. As such, the secret of the incarnation is mysterious and surprising.
However, although Jesus was in the flesh, he lived a blameless life (John 8:46), in order to become a substitute for all people (John 1:29, 3:16, 14: 6, Hebrews 4:15, 2 Corinthians 5:21),
Jesus in the Will World
(Jesus before eternity)
John 1:1
Jesus in the space-time world
(Jesus incarnate)
John 1:14
Jesus in the Endless World
(The Second Coming Jesus)
Acts 1:11
To know the Lord is the greatest wealth of a saint.