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- “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples,
which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you
may have life in His name”
(Jn. 20:30, 31)
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- a metaphor in contrast to darkness
- light = knowledge, life
- dark = ignorance, death
- John the Baptist was not the Light
(Jn. 1:6-10)
- Christians are light “in the Lord”
(Eph. 5:8)
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- “We see here how difficult it is to excite wicked men to the
contemplation of heavenly things. They interpret all things in a low and
corrupt sense, and suppose all others to be governed as they are
themselves” (Albert Barnes, Barnes Notes)
- “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things
of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of
the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God;
for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then,
those who are in the flesh cannot please God” (Paul, Romans 8:5-7)
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- THE WAY
- Jesus is the way to God and there is no other way to the Father but by
following the Lord’s lead (word and example) in humble obedience
- THE TRUTH
- Jesus is the defining source of what truth is
- “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through
Jesus Christ” (Jn. 1:17)
- THE LIFE
- “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (Jn. 1:4)
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- “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes
in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes
in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?’”
- DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
- ARE YOU LIVING IN CHRIST?
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- “The woman said to Him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (who is called
Christ). ‘When He comes, He will tell us all things.’ Jesus said to her,
‘I who speak to you am He.’”
- DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
- WILL YOU OBEY HIM?
- “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not
believe will be condemned” (Mk. 16:16)
- DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
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