Title The Great Purpose/John 20:30-31
Contents
Title: The Great Purpose
Scripture: John 20:30-31
[Introduction]
Today's text is written as a conclusion to the entire Gospel of John. So
There is also the opinion that the remaining 21 chapters were added as appendices by someone else later on.
even come out Let's not get into that complicated argument here. It doesn't matter.
because it doesn't
But anyway, God did not write the Bible through John.
He makes it clear that he has a clear purpose.
What if we who know and live do not fully understand the purpose given to us?
1. The purpose of giving the target
Target = ability, miracle, miracle
= It's surprising enough to open your mouth wide, but it's not that important
that has a purpose to which it is intended.
So the sign is always shouting, don't look at me, look at him---
appear.
There are two purposes of doing a sign:
(1) Judgment ---Judgment of God's enemies
(2) Salvation ---Saving God's people
The Gospel of John is divided into two major parts:
* Chapters 1-12, the book of signs. The word sign appears full of words. And then it cuts off.
---- Because of that "time", the target actually crossed
------ :9 The reality pointed to by the target appears)
* 13-Last, Last Supper--Last Sermon---Cross---Business---Resurrection, Glory Book
However, the word “sign” that was cut off after chapter 13 is the Gospel of John
It is suddenly mentioned once again in the passage where the purpose of recording is revealed.
The last part of the book of the first sign and the word sign in today's text
Looking at how they are used differently, the two roles of the target are
turns out
(Browse) 12:36ha,37---"before us" What kind of us? not getting healed
We will be judged.
20:30----In front of whom? Disciples, those who will believe and receive life.
*Therefore, God will perform powers and miracles and signs in this world and before men.
The purpose of doing this is twofold. One is to make God's enemies repent
and to be judged, and the other is God's chosen people.
It is to make you believe and have life.
To understand the purpose of the sign more clearly, we now read the
Let's take a look. The Gospel of John is an important account of the writings of Moses and his Exodus.
It is set as the background (Tank 1:14, Passover lamb 1:29; 19:36, Moses and Jesus
5:45-47, Water of the Rock 7:38,39, Glory of God 2:11;12:37;41---).
(Search) Deuteronomy 34:11,12 This was done in front of two kinds of crowds.
Egypt judged, Israel saved---There are two signs that are the same
worked with a purpose.
The cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the signs of signs. Jesus
The power of God revealed in the death and resurrection of Christ is for me and for you.
I pray that you believe in the fact that He works for the purpose of salvation.
2. Purpose of recording
Because the target was recorded, it is repeated, but it is necessary to separate it and think again.
have.
First of all, let's correct the misconceptions about the Bible record: (1) The autobiography of Jesus?
---Only those necessary to achieve the purpose of making people believe and gain life
selected and wrote.
(2) Giving knowledge about Jesus? --- This also misunderstood the Bible
The Bible is what gives faith and life. The Bible gives to those who read it.
It doesn't just give information about Jesus and some religion, but about Jesus.
It is to receive the new life given by faith and the Holy Spirit. not knowledge
It is life. It gives vitality, instills vitality, squirms and breaks the shell.
It is a book that gives life to growth, movement, and activity.
#Plants made of plastic are planted in the ground, watered, prayed, bowed,
No matter how hard you try, whether sprouts sprout or ears sprout ---.
But the living seed, as soon as it is sown in the ground, receives sunlight and cool air.
Feeding, eating soil, drinking water, sprouting itself, sprouting stems, and growing well
It grows, blooms, and produces fruit. It is called the fruit of life.
(Let's read it together) Verse 31-----,
that they might have life, believing that He is God and the Savior.
"To make you believe" = present tense.
Those who have not yet believed, even though they are God's chosen people, believe and save their lives.
get it,
Those who already believed that Jesus was God and Savior continued to grow.
It means that the Bible is written so that we may believe and have more abundant life.
(Browse) John 10:10
God's chosen people who must be saved are by your side
I believe there will be many. God loves and you love.
to them, believing that Jesus is the Son of God and their Savior,
I wish you the best of luck this year.
And to those of you who have already believed, trust me more and give me a more abundant life of new life.