#2 Christology - John 1

Founda ons in Chris an Doctrine #2 CHRISTOLOGY - JOHN’S LOGOS THEOLOGY John 1 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. - Luke 24:27 BIG 4 NT CHRISTOLOGICAL TEXTS John 1 Philippians 2 Colossians 1-2 Hebrews 1 PREVIOUS HOMEWORK 1. Read John 1. Make a list of its implica ons to Christology. CHIASTIC STRUCTURE OF JOHN 1:1-181 A: The Word’s Ac vity in Crea on (1:1–5) B: John’s Witness Concerning the Light (1:6–8) C: The Incarna on of the Word & Privilege of Becoming God’s Children (1:9–14) Bʹ: John’s Witness Concerning the Word’s Preeminence (1:15) Aʹ: The Final Revela on Brought by Jesus Christ (1:16–18) CHIASM The word is from Greek, designating a cross-type arrangement or X-shaped. It is a literary device used often in Hebrew poetry in which ideas or words are stated in a particular order. Then, they’re repeated in inverted order, making 1 & 4 to correspond and 2 & 3 to correspond, etc. INTRO THOUGHTS Jn 1:14, 18; 2:11; 14:9-11; 20:30-31; 2 Cor 4:6 CHRISTOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FROM JOHN 1 Jesus is fully God (1:1-2). Jesus is dis nct from the Father (1:1-2, 12, 14, 18). Jesus has life in Himself (cf. YHWH; 1:4; see also Jn 5:21, 26 - Granted the Son to have life in Himself. “I am…the life” - Jn 11:25; 14:6). Jesus took on genuine, unfallen humanity (1:14). Jesus reveaels the Father (1:14, 18). Jesus is the eternal, only bego en (unique, one and only) Son of God (1:18). 1 Köstenberger, Signs of the Messiah, p. 24. ti tt ti ti ti ti ti ti ti 1 KEY ISSUES 1. Preexistence (Crea on) 2. OT (Angel of YHWH, Messianic promises) 3. Hyposta c Union (Fully God, Fully Man) 4. Divinity (ALL Divine A ributes, Omnipresence, Omniscience while on earth, Subordina on, etc.) 5. Humanity (Genuine, unfallen humanity, Incarna on, nature of the Kenosis, Virgin Birth, perpetual humanity) 6. Nature of Jesus’ separa on from His Father (Ps 22; Mt 27:46; Mk 15:34) HOMEWORK 1. Read Philippians 2 and consider the Kenosis (emptying) of Christ in taking upon human esh. 2. Consider the Virgin Birth in rela on to His unfallen humanity. TRACING THE “WORD” John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word…” John 1:14 “The Word was made esh…” 1 Jn 1:1-2 “That which was… concerning the Word of life” 1 Jn 5:7 “Three that bear witness…the Word” Rev 19:13 “Name is called the Word of God” ti ti fl ti ti tt ti ti ti 2 ti fl Founda ons in Chris an Doctrine