Sermon Tone Analysis

Rev. Thomas E. Walker

*June 14, 2003*

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“Complication of Creation”

*John 1:9-11*

Intro:

Last week bearing a witness, John being the men of men.

Fathers being like John

As taught in our public schools today, the Organic Theory of Evolution accounts for the origin of mankind as follows:

“Life on this planet originated several billion years ago, when electrical disturbances caused reactions to occur in the chemicals of the primeval ocean, and these reactions produced amino acids, and these amino acids organized themselves into living cells.

As time went on, more chemical reactions caused the descen dants of these one-celled organisms to mutate and develop into a variety of types of multi-celled plants and animals.

“The process continued, and as each new variety of organism appeared, natural selection would result in its being either better or less suited to the environment, and therefore it would either flourish or disappear.

In the long run, then, species of plants and animals better and better suited to their respective environments appeared and developed.

“Man is the highest product of this development.

He is immediately descended from the same ancestors as the apes; more remotely, from the same ancestors as all mammals.

He is himself still developing; that process is stalled by our present lifestyle, but biologically it is inevitable.”

John 1:9-11 (KJV) \\ 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

\\ 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

\\ 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

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His Person

His Preparedness

His Possesions

Point 1: His Person

In verse 9 it says “That was” really that is a poor translation:

 

a.

I should say “I was”

*/2258 /**/ε/**/ἰ/**/μί/*/ [en ~/ane~/] v. Imperfect of 1510; GK 1639; 455 occurrences; AV translates as “was” 266 times, “were” 115 times, “had been” 12 times, “had” 11 times, “taught + 1321” four times, “stood + 2476” four times, translated miscellaneously 41 times, and “vr was” once.

/*/1/*/ *I was*, etc/

b.

Which is a verb in the:

/Tense — Imperfect//     The imperfect tense generally represents continual or repeated action.

Where the present tense might indicate “they are asking,” the imperfect would indicate “they kept on asking.”/

/In the case of the verb “to be,” however, the imperfect tense is used as a general past tense and does not carry the connotation of continual or repeated action./

/Voice —// No Voice Stated  /

/   /

/Mood — Indicative//     //The indicative mood is a simple statement of fact.

If an action really occurs or has occurred or will occur, it will be rendered in the indicative mood/

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The ture Light,

a.    */228 /**/ἀληθινός/*/ [alethinos ~/al·ay·thee·*nos*~/] adj.

From 227; TDNT 1:249; TDNTA 37; GK 240; 27 occurrences; AV translates as “true” 27 times.

//1// that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true genuine//.

1a opposite to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated or pretended.

1b it contrasts realities with their semblances.

1c opposite to what is imperfect defective, frail, uncertain.

*2* true, veracious, sincere./

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Jesus, was and is the ture Light

a.    the light is the start of a new beginning.

b.

The light can not be over shadowed.

c.

The is never in darkness

d.

There is nothing mysterious about Jesus.

Now, which what he does:

a.

He enlightens

b.

All men and woman

*/5461 /**/φωτίζω/*/ [photizo ~/fo·*tid*·zo~/] v. From 5457; TDNT 9:310; TDNTA 1293; GK 5894; 11 occurrences; AV translates as “give light” twice, “bring to light” twice, “lighten” twice, “enlighten” twice, “light” once, “illuminate” once, and “make to see” once.

*1* to give light, to shine.

*2* to enlighten, light up, illumine.

*3* /to bring to light, render evident.

3a to cause something to exist and thus come to light and become clear to all./ *4* to enlighten, spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge.

4a to instruct, to inform, teach.

4b to give understanding to./

John 14:6 (KJV) \\ 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

c.

He brings knowledge and understanding.

1.    Proverbs 7:4 (KJV) \\ 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

 

He give it to every man:

a.    this is the same as in John 3:15 whosoever believed on him.

1. male, female that is being born to can be born again.

When you except Jesus as the head of your life you will receive understanding

Point 2: His preparedness

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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Again we have a poor translation KJV says “He was” but a better translation is “I was:

1.

I was what?

2.    In the world, the word is Kosmos it is where we get our word cosmetology.

3.    cosmetology means to put in order.

*/2889 /**/κόσμος/*/ [kosmos ~/*kos*·mos~/] n m.

Probably from the base of 2865; TDNT 3:868; TDNTA 459; GK 3180; 187 occurrences; AV translates as “world” 186 times, and “adorning” once.

/*/1/*/ an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government.//

*2* ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, ‘the heavenly hosts’, as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet.

3:3.

*3* the world, the universe.

*4* the circle of the earth, the earth.

*5* the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human race.

*6* the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ.

*7* world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly.

7a the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ.

*8* any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort.

8a the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom.

//11:12// etc).

8a of believers only, John //1:29//; //3:16//; //3:17//; //6:33//; //12:47// 1 Cor.

4:9; 2 Cor.

//5:19/

John 1:18 (KJV) \\ 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 17:25 (KJV) \\ 25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

4.

He, Jesus is the one who brought order and understanding to us and now we want to act like we got it from school.

5.    Or some of us are just smart own our own.

6.

He made you, what you are and with out you are nothing but dust.

Kosmos the world he was in it, still is in it, and will always be in it.

Know matter what you think God will always be God and don’t need our help to be God.

We need his help.