Week 06 - Punishment and Justice and a God who Loves (2015)

In this week’s class, our last of the session, we take a quick look at Jesus on the cross, and explore the Father-Son relationship within the being of God, and the implications of this relationship while Christ is on the cross. Among many other things, we also discuss some final thoughts on justice, punishment and love, and how they are all connected in the hands of a God that love us dearly.

The class will continue in 2016. We will move forward from John’s prologue into the rest of the book. Thank you for listening, and please feel free to use the email on this blog if you have any questions regarding the class.
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Week 05 - Children of God (2015)

In this week’s class, we continue to look at John’s prologue. After we recap the previous class’s examination of glory, we examine the challenging translation of verses 12-13 from the Greek. We see how much is gained by the translation of one word. And finally, we read and discuss some unspoken sermons by George MacDonald.

Week 04 - Glory (2015)

In this week’s class, we discover what John says about glory. We look at the Westminster Catechism’s definition of God and see what they may have missed. And we end with seeing how glory and relationship are connected.

Week 03 - The Word Became Flesh (2015)

In this week’s class, we examine John 1:14. We discuss why John uses the word “Word” to describe the son of God before he became flesh. We also learn the importance of and meaning behind the words “flesh” and “became”. This is the incarnation of Christ.

Week 02 - The Importance of John 17 (2015)

In this week's class, we explore why John 17 is so important. The fact that John stops narrating when we get to ch 17, is a huge deal. No editorial comments in jesus’ prayer. None before, during, or after. The big deal is that John is trying to clue us in to something. It's a departure from his normal method of editorial comments for the entire book, up to this point. So why would he do that? Listen and find out.

Week 01 - The Structure of John (2015)

In this first week of the 2015 season, we examine the author and structure of the Gospel of John. The structure of a narrative takes into account two main characteristics: selection and arrangement. Selection refers to what the narrator chooses to include in the narrative. Arrangement refers to how it appears in the story, and where it appears.

And why does John do this? Just like any piece of literature, he has a goal for arranging it how he does. Listen to coming weeks to get a glimpse of what his goal is.