Outline for Discipleship
Lesson #1
Assignment: Read John 1:1-13
( I inserted "Jesus" in every verse where it is specifically speaking about Him )
John 1:1 (NASU) In the beginning was the Word(Jesus), and the Word(Jesus) was with God, and the Word(Jesus) was God.
2 He(Jesus) was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through Him(Jesus), and apart from Him(Jesus) nothing came into being that has come into being.
4 In Him(Jesus) was life, and the life was the Light of men.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light(Jesus), so that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the Light(Jesus), but [he came] to testify about the Light(Jesus).
9 There was the true Light(Jesus) which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
10 He(Jesus) was in the world, and the world was made through Him(Jesus), and the world did not know Him(Jesus).
11 He(Jesus) came to His own, and those who were His(Jesus) own did not receive Him.
John 1:12 (NASU) But as many as received Him(Jesus), to them He(Jesus) gave the right to become children of God, [even] to those who believe in His(Jesus) name,
(Notice the different translations in verse 12)
John 1:12 (KJS) But as many as received him(Jesus), to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his(Jesus) name: {power: or, the right, or, privilege}
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Jesus give to us the right and power to become apart of the same heritage and blood line as him-self.
Jesus Greek form of the Hebrew Y'Shua or Yeshua (Yahweh is Salvation), a common Hebrew name at the time. Ancient documents reproduce Jesus' name this way in Hebrew. Jesus is Greek for the Hebrew name, Joshua. In New Testament times, however, people spoke mostly Aramaic in daily conversation. Thus, Jesus would have answered to Jeshua or Yeshua.
Read these references of Jesus first: (John 1:14) (John 17:5,24) (1John 1:1-7) (Rev 19:13) (Matthew 16:16 ) ( Romans 1:4 9:5) ( Galatians 3:26) (Col 1:15-17 2:9) (1Titus 3:16 6:15) (Heb 1:3) (Rev 19:16 22:13)
Week one’s Assignments:
GOD
Vine's Dict. 1198 THEOS (qeoV) [Strongs#...2316], (A) in the polytheism of the Greeks, denoted a god or deity, e.g., Acts 14:11, 19:26, 28:6, 1Cor 8:5, Gala 4:8 (B) (a) Hence the word was appropriated by Jews and retained by Christians to denote the one true God. In the Sept. theos translates (with few exceptions) the Hebrew words Elohim and Jehovah, the former indicating His power and pre- eminence, the latter His unoriginated, immutable, eternal and self-sustained existence. In the N.T., these and all the other Divine attributes are predicated of Him. To Him are ascribed, e.g., His unity, or monism, e.g., Mark 12:29, 1Tim 2:5 self-existence, John 5:26 immutability, Jame 1:17 eternity, Roma 1:20 universality, Matt 10:29, Acts 17:26-28 almighty power, Matt 19:26 infinite knowledge, Acts 2:23, 15:18, Roma 11:33, creative power, Roma 11:36, 1Cor 8:6, Ephe 3:9, Reve 4:11, 10:6 absolute holiness, 1Pet 1:15, 1Joh 1:5 righteousness, John 17:25 faithfulness, 1Cor 1:9, 10,13, 1The 5:24, 2The 3:3, 1Joh 1:9 love, 1Joh 4:8,16 mercy, Roma 9:15,18 truthfulness, Titu 1:2, Hebr 6:18
The word given to us by the Hebrews, on instruction by the Holy Spirit, was Elohiym, This is Strong's Concordance #430, below is BDB/Thayers definition for this word.
BDB/Thayers # 430 'elohiym {el-o-heem'} plural of 0433; TWOT - 93c; n m p AV - God 2346, god 244, judge 5, GOD 1, goddess 2, great 2, mighty 2, angels 1, exceeding 1, God-ward + 04136 1, godly 1; 2606 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive - singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God
The above word tells us that God is more than one person. This word will always be used when talking about the Godhead-"Father, Son & Holy Spirit". You will notice that in the Genesis 1:1 "God"(or Elohiym) created the heavens and the earth. A good cross reference to this would be John 1:1-3. Notice how the Bible is constant even when written thousands of years apart.
WORD
Vine's Dict. LOGOS (logoV) [Strongs#...3056] denotes (I) the expression of thought-- not the mere name of an object-- (a) as embodying a conception or idea, e.g., Luke 7:7, 1Cor 14:9,19 (b) a saying or statement, (1) by God, e.g., John 15:25, Roma 9:9, 9:28 R.V., word (A.V., work); Gala 5:14, Hebr 4:12 (2) by Christ, e.g., Matt 24:35 (plur.); John 2:22, 4:41, 14:23 (plur.); John 15:20 In connection with (1) and (2) the phrase the word of the Lord, i.e., the revealed will of God (very frequent in the O.T.), is used of a direct revelation given by Christ, 1The 4:15 of the gospel, Acts 8:25, 13:49, 15:35,36, 16:32, 19:10, 1The 1:8, 2The 3:1 in this respect it is the message from the Lord, delivered with His authority and made effective by His power (Acts 10:36 ); for other instances relating to the gospel see Acts 13:26, 14:3, 15:7, 1Cor 1:18 R.V.; 2Cor 2:17, 4:2, 5:19, 6:7, Gala 6:6, Ephe 1:13, Phil 2:16, Colo 1:5, Hebr 5:13 sometimes it is used as the sum of God's utterances, e.g., Mark 7:13, John 10:35, Reve 1:2,9 (c) discourse, speech, of instruction, etc., e.g., Acts 2:40, 1Cor 2:13, 12:8, 2Cor 1:18, 1The 1:5, 2The 2:15, Hebr 6:1 R.V., marg.; doctrine, e.g., Matt 13:20, Colo 3:16, 1Tim 4:6, 2Tim 1:13, Titu 1:9, 1Joh 2:7 (II) The Personal Word, a title of the Son of God; this identification is substantiated by the statements of doctrine in John 1:1-18 declaring in verses 1 and 2 (1) His distinct and superfinite Personality, (2) His relation in the Godhead (pros, with, not mere company, but the most intimate communion), (3) His deity; in v. John 1:3 His creative power; in v. John 1:14 His incarnation ("became flesh," expressing His voluntary act; not as A.V., "was made"), the reality and totality of His human nature, and His glory as of the only begotten from the Father, R.V. (marg., "an only begotten from a father"), the absence of the article in each place lending stress to the nature and character of the relationship; His was the shekinah glory in open manifestation; v. John 1:18 consummates the identification: "the only-begotten Son (R.V. marg., many ancient authorities read 'God only begotten,'), which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him," thus fulfilling the significance of the title "Logos," the Word, the personal manifestation, not of a part of the divine nature, but of the whole deity.
LIFE
Vine's Dict. 1644 LIFE, LIVING, LIFETIME, LIFE-GIVING A. Nouns. 1. Zôê (zwh) [Strongs#...2222] (Eng., zoo, zoology) is used in the N.T. (of life as a principle, life in the absolute sense, life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself, John 5:26 and which the Son manifested in the world 1Joh 1:2 From this life man has become alienated in consequence of the Fall, Ephe 4:18 and of this life men become partakers through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, John 3:15 who becomes its Author to all such as trust in Him, Acts 3:15 and who is therefore said to be 'the life' of the believer, Colo 3:4 for the life that He gives He maintains, John 6:35,63 Eternal life is the present actual possession of the believer because of his relationship with Christ, John 5:24, 1Joh 3:14 and that it will one day extend its domain to the sphere of the body is assured by the Resurrection of Christ, 2Cor 5:4, 2Tim 1:10
This life is not merely a principle of power and mobility, however, for it has moral associations which are inseparable from it, as of holiness and righteousness. Death and sin, life and holiness, are frequently contrasted in the Scriptures. "Zôê is also used of that which is the common possession of all animals and men by nature, Acts 17:25, 1Joh 5:16 and of the present sojourn of man upon the earth with reference to its duration, Luke 16:25, 1Cor 15:19, 1Tim 4:8, 1Pet 3:10 'This life' is a term equivalent to 'the gospel,' 'the faith,' 'Christianity,' Acts 5:20 ." Death came through sin, Roma 5:12 which is rebellion against God. Sin thus involved the forfeiting of the life. "The life of the flesh is in the blood," Levi 17:11 Therefore the impartation of life to the sinner must be by a death caused by the shedding of that element which is the life of the flesh. "It is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life" (id. R.V.). The separation from God caused by the forfeiting of the life could be removed only by a sacrifice in which the victim and the offerer became identified. This which was appointed in the typical offerings in Israel received its full accomplishment in the voluntary sacrifice of Christ. The shedding of the blood in the language of Scripture involves the taking or the giving of the life. Since Christ had no sins of his own to die for, His death was voluntary and vicarious, John 10:15 with Isai 53:5,10,12, 2Cor 5:21 In His sacrifice He endured the Divine judgment due to man's sin. By this means the believer becomes identified with Him in His deathless life, through His resurrection, and enjoys conscious and eternal fellowship with God. Gene 2:7 (KJS) And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}
When God created man the first time he breathed upon him to give him life. When Jesus, (Elohiem or God in the flesh ), gave us back our life that the original Adam had in the beginning He breathed upon us again, and gave us his Holy Spirit. The very Spirit that abides in him and now in us to be a new creation.
John 20:22 (KJS) And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
2Cor 5:17 (KJS) Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. he is: or, let him be}
Breathe upon BDB/Thayers # 1720 1720 emphusao em-foo-sah'-o} from 1722 and phusao (to puff) [cf 5453]; TDNT - 2:536,232; v AV - breathe on 1; 1 1) to blow or breathe upon ++++ This word used only once by the LXX translators in Gen 2:7 where God breathed on Adam and he became a living soul. Just as the original creation was completed by an act of God, so to the new creation was completed by an act from the Head of the new creation. (AWP Jo 20:22)
LIGHT
(Bob Stevens translation: to show us the real Father)
Vine's Dict. 1646 LIGHT, Noun, and Verb (bring to, give), LIGHTEN 1. PHôS (fwV) [Strongs#...5457], akin to phaô, to give light (from roots pha- and phan-, expressing light as seen by the eye, and, metaphorically, as reaching the mind, whence phainô, to make to appear, phaneros, evident, etc.); cp. Eng., phosphorus (lit., light-bearing). "Primarily light is a luminous emanation, probably of force, from certain bodies, which enables the eye to discern form and colour. Light requires an organ adapted for its reception ( Matt 6:22 ). Where the eye is absent, or where it has become impaired from any cause, light is useless. Man, naturally, is incapable of receiving spiritual light inasmuch as he lacks the capacity for spiritual things, 1Cor 2:14 Hence believers are called 'sons of light,' Luke 16:8 not merely because they have received a revelation from God, but because in the New Birth they have received the spiritual capacity for it. "Apart from natural phenomena, light is used in Scripture of (a) the glory of God's dwelling-place, 1Tim 6:16 (b) the nature of God 1Joh 1:5 (c) the impartiality of God, Jame 1:17 (d) the favour of God, Psal 4:6 of the King, Prov 16:15 of an influential man, Job 29:24 (e) God, as the illuminator of His people, Isai 60:19,20 (f) the Lord Jesus as the illuminator of men, John 1:4,5,9, 3:19, 8:12, 9:5, 12:35,36,46, Acts 13:47 (g) the illuminating power of the Scriptures, Psal 119:105 and of the judgments and commandments of God, Isai 51:4, Prov 6:23 cp. Psal 43:3 (h) the guidance of God, Job 29:3, Psal 112:4, Isai 58:10 and, ironically, of the guidance of man, Roma 2:19 (i) salvation, 1Pet 2:9), (j) righteousness, Roma 13:12, 2Cor 11:14,15, 1Joh 2:9,10 (k) witness for God, Matt 5:14,16, John 5:35 (l) prosperity and general well-being, Esth 8:16, Job 18:18, Isai 58:8-10 ."
RIGHT & POWER
Vine's Dict. 2383 RIGHT (not wrong - Noun and Adjective), RIGHTLY A. Noun. EXOUSIA (exousia) [Strong...1849], authority, power, is translated "right" in the R.V., for A.V., "power," in John 1:12, Roma 9:21, 1Cor 9:4,5,6,12 (twice), 1Cor 9:18, 2The 3:9 where the right is that of being maintained by those among whom the ministers of the gospel had laboured, a right possessed in virtue of the authority given them by Christ, Hebr 13:10, Reve 22:14 Exousia first denotes freedom to act and then authority for the action. This is first true of God, Acts 1:7 It was exercised by the Son of God, as from, and in conjunction with, the Father when the Lord was upon earth, in the days of His flesh, Matt 9:6, John 10:18 as well as in resurrection, Matt 28:18, John 17:2 All others hold their freedom to act from God (though some of them have abused it), whether angels, Ephe 1:21 or human potentates, Roma 13:1 Satan offered to delegate his authority over earthly kingdoms to Christ, Luke 4:6 who, though conscious of His right to it, refused, awaiting the divinely appointed time.
SONS
Vine's Dict. 444 CHILD, CHILDREN, CHILD-BEARING, CHILDISH, CHILDLESS 1. TEKNON (teknon) [Strongs#...5043], a child (akin to tikto, to beget, bear), is used in both the natural and the figurative senses. In contrast to huios, son (see below), it gives prominence to the fact of birth, whereas huios stresses the dignity and character of the relationship. Figuratively, teknon is used of children of (a)God, John 1:12 (b) light, Ephe 5:8 (c) obedience, 1Pet 1:14 (d) a promise, Roma 9:8, Gala 4:28 (e) the Devil, 1Joh 3:10 (f) wrath, Ephe 2:3 (g) cursing, 2Pet 2:14 (h) spiritual relationship, 2Tim 2:1, Phle 1:10
BELIEVE
2. PISTEUô (pisteuw) [Strong...4100], to entrust, or, in the Passive Voice, to be entrusted with, is rendered to commit to one's trust, in Luke 16:11, 1Tim 1:11 to be put in trust with, 1The 2:4 A.V. (R.V., "to be intrusted"). Note: Wherever elpizô, to hope, is translated to trust in the A.V. and R.V. substitutes to hope. So proelpizô, to hope before.
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