- Introduction
- 1. Creation was the result of the eternal fellowship in the relationship of the Word with the Father
- 2. John 6:46, 7:18
- I. JOHN 1:3 Word Created ALL Things
- A. Revelation Begins in Creation
- 1. Romans 1:18-20; Hebrews 3:4
- B. Salvation and Creation Closely Connected
- 1. Salvation revealed in new creation (1 Corinthians 2:7-10)
- 2. Physical reveals the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46)
- C. Difference in Roles of Godhead (1 Corinthians 8:6)
- 1. God has always worked in His creation (John 15:17, 19)
- II. JOHN 1:4
- A. Word Is Life to Everything That Has Life
- 1. Spiritual is main goal of physical (John 10:10, 3:16, 6:51, 6:53-54, 5:40)
- B. What Does It Mean, "His life was the light of men?"
- 1. He is source of light that gives life (Psalms 36:9; John 8:12, 9:5, 12:46, 12:36)
- III. JOHN 1:5
- A. Opposite of Light: Darkness
- 1. The problem (John 3:19)
- 2. The solution (John 8:12; 1 John 1:6-10)
- Conclusion
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