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Tuesday

Who is Jesus? The Titles of Jesus from John Ch.1 - A Dose of Encouragement



Who is Jesus?







Today I thought I would have a short study looking at the titles we find for Jesus in just one chapter of 
the Bible.

That chapter is in the Gospel of John in the
New Testament




 

Let's Look at the Gospel of John chapter 1






The first 2 verses tell us that Jesus is 

The Eternal Word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 
and the Word was God.

He was in the beginning with God."



Verse 3 tells us that Jesus is 

The Creator

"All things were made through Him, 
and without Him nothing was made that was made."



Verse 4 tells us that Jesus is 

The Life

"In Him was life," 
"and the life was the light of men."



Verses 4 & 5 tell us that Jesus is 

The Light

"and the life was the light of men.

And the light shines in the darkness, 
and the darkness did not comprehend it."




Now lets look at verses 6 - 9 

 

we read here how there was to be no confusion that John the Baptist was this light - no Jesus is

The True Light



Then in verse 10 

we read again of Jesus as The Creator






Verses 12 & 13 tell us that Jesus is 

The Adopter of Believers into the Family of God 


"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name:
who were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God."




Verses 14 - 18  





Verse 14 again tells us that Jesus is The Word

Verses 14 and 18 both point us to Jesus as The Only Begotten Son







Going further on in this chapter we hear from John the Baptist who declares that Jesus is    The Lamb of God



John chapter 1 verse 29


   "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him,              and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who             takes away the sin of the world!"





John the Baptist also spoke of Jesus in verse 34
where he said

   "And I have seen and testified that this is
the Son of God"

 
So John also called Him The Son of God



We also read of John again calling Him The Lamb of God in verse 36


 "And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, 
"Behold the Lamb of God""






Verses 40 - 42  



The next day we find the first disciples Andrew and Peter being chosen.  
Andrew met Jesus and then told his brother Simon (Peter) that Jesus is The Messiah (Christ)
and then he brought him to Jesus.


One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 
He first found his own brother Simon, 
and said to him, 
“We have found the Messiah” 
(which is translated, the Christ). 
And he brought him to Jesus.






A few verses later in verse 49 we read of Nathaniel having the revelation of Jesus as the Son of God and The King of Israel when he met Him


Nathanael answered and said to Him, 
“Rabbi, You are the Son of God! 
You are the King of Israel!




The Last Title we read in this chapter is spoken by Jesus himself in verse 51 in response to Nathaniel


And He said to him, 
“Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”






Who is Jesus? - Summary


We can see here the 17 times where 
Jesus was given a descriptive title
in the first chapter of the Gospel of John.



Jesus Is:

The Eternal Word
The Creator
The Life
The Light
The True Light
The Creator
The Adopter of Believers into the Family of God
The Word
The Only Begotten Son
The Only Begotten Son
The Lamb of God
The Son of God
The Lamb of God
The Messiah (Christ)
The Son of God
The King of Israel
The Son of Man



Throughout this passage we see 
11 individual Titles for Jesus


The Word
The Creator
The Life
The Light
The Adopter of Believers
The Only Begotten Son
The Lamb of God
The Son of God
The Messiah
The King of Israel
The Son of Man



8 Titles were spoken by 
the Disciple John
the author of this Gospel

The Eternal Word
The Creator
The Life
The Light
The True Light
The Word
The Adopter of Believers
The Only Begotten Son




 2 Titles were spoken by
John the Baptist


The Lamb of God
The Son of God




1 Title was spoken by Andrew


The Messiah




2 Titles were spoken by Nathaniel


The Son of God 
The King of Israel




AND

1 Title was spoken by Jesus


The Son of Man




All the Titles in order as proclaimed by

The Disciple John
John the Baptist
Andrew
Nathaniel
JESUS

The Eternal Word (v1-2)
The Creator (v3)
The Life (v4)
The Light (v4-5)
The True Light (v9)
The Creator (v10)
The Adopter of Believers (v12-13)
The Word (v14)
The Only Begotten Son (v14)
The Only Begotten Son (v18)
The Lamb of God (v29)
The Son of God (v34)
The Lamb of God (v36)
The Messiah (v41)
The Son of God (v49)
The King of Israel (v49)
The Son of Man (v51)






Wednesday

10 Bible Verses of Encouragement on Reading The Bible - Plus Free Printable


We all need encouragement and the best place to go is to the Bible.


In this blog Post I have tried to gather some Bible passages or Bible verses which will encourage us all around the topic of Reading the Bible







I do believe that we should not just grab a verse and read it on its own but we should always lift our bibles and read a passage of scripture to make sure that we know the real meaning and context of each of the verses we are putting our trust in. 

I pray that you will do the same and only use this list to guide you as to where you may find help.



So here are 10 Bible verses or short passages for us to turn to in times when we need to be encouraged about 

  READING the BIBLE




1.   Psalm 119 v 18     

This verse (a prayer in itself) will encourage us that the first way we should come to read God's Word is Prayerfully.


"Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law."





 


2.   2 Timothy 2 v 15


Here we are reminded to always read each verse of the Bible in the true Context.


"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,
a worker who does not need to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth."







3.   Psalm 1 v 1-3


It is very important to earnestly want to read the Bible Daily.


verse 2

"But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in His law doth he meditate day & night."








4.   Hebrews 4 v 12 


When we read God's Word we should come expecting to receive from it.


"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any 
two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, 
and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the 
thoughts and intents of the heart." 







5.   Hebrews 11 v 6


We must come to read the Bible believing by faith


"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, 
for he who comes to God must believe that He is, 
and that He is a rewarder of those 
who diligently seek Him."









6.   James 1 v 21

Our state of mind and speech and action must be right to understand and be changed by God's Word


"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able 
to save your souls."









7.   James 1 v 22

We must be obedient to God in our actions from what we have read in The Bible.


"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, 
deceiving yourselves."








8.   Joshua 1 v 8


Reading God's Word, learning it and obeying it will be good for us throughout our life.


"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."









9.   Isaiah 66 v 2


God wants us to be people who are in awe of the greatness of His Word we don't need to be clever just have the right attitude.


"“But on this one will I look:
On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word."






 
You can download this FREE copy of the Bible Verse Graphics I made for this blog post from my

 








10.   Matthew 4 v 4

All of the Bible is important and will help us in our daily lives.


"But He answered and said, “It is written, 
‘Man shall not live by bread alone, 
but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”"