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Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ
John 1:17b grace and truth came through Jesus Christ
I. The Law gave them the shadow but not the reality (Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1)
The law was ‘given’ (17a). The Jews relied on the law and boasted in God (Romans 2:17).
Even though they had the law, they didn’t know grace and truth. Their hearts were far from the Lord (Isaiah 29:13).
They brought to Jesus a woman caught in the act of adultery, who should be stoned according to the law, but they were so ignorant that the law condemns not only the woman but also themselves, not to mention that their intention to trap Jesus through this case was so wrong (John 8:3-11, neither do I condemn you). They didn’t know they were hypocrites (Romans 2:21-23, Matthew 23:13-39). They were in darkness and they needed the true light, Jesus.
II. Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ (17b)
Grace and truth had to ‘come’ [2] over (17b).
Many prophets and righteous people have been longing to see ‘grace’ and hear ‘truth’ but did not see or hear it (Matthew 13:17). Grace and truth revealed and declared by Jesus make the believers in A.D. greater than John the Baptist or any other great men before him (Matthew 11:11).
References
[1] The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). (2011). (Revised and updated edition). London: Hodder & Stoughton.
[2] Lange, J. P., & Schaff, P. (2008). A commentary on the Holy Scriptures: John (p. 77). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
The Word became flesh (Part 3a)
III. Grace and Truth (16, 17) See v16. 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. This emphasizes ‘grace’ – grace upon grace, abundant grace. See v17. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. “For the law was given through Moses” […]
The Word became flesh (Part 2)
II. John’s Testimony about Jesus (15) See v15. 15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, ‘This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” ’) This John is Baptist (or Witness) John. He was an excellent prophet like Elijah. So, people […]
The Word became flesh (Part 1)
Let us study John 1:14-18. I. The Word became flesh (14) See v14. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. “The Word became flesh” (14a) ‘the Word’ existed before […]
The true light that gives light to everyone
John 1:6-13 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming […]
In Him was Life
John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. […]
The Unclean and the Clean
Ezekiel 44:23 23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. I. The sin of ‘not teaching the unclean and the clean’ (Ezekiel 22:26) Via the prophet Ezekiel, God pointed out the sins of priests in Jerusalem […]
The Sins that brought the End
Ezekiel 22:1-31 In chapter 22 of the book of Ezekiel, God declares through His prophet, Ezekiel to reveal the sins of Jerusalem that caused the coming judgement of God. I. Bloodshed and Idolatry that brought the Judgement of God (1-5) In Jerusalem (her), they have shed blood and have become defiled by the idols they have […]
The Parable of the Great Banquet
Luke 14:12-24 In v12-14, Jesus taught them to invite, if they give a luncheon or dinner, the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and to be blessed. “Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” (13) In v15-24, Jesus taught the parable of the great banquet. v15 […]
“Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord
Jeremiah 3:14 “Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. Jeremiah 3:20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord. Some things in the world are […]
