Introduction

Notes on the Gospel of God.

I like to take the perspective of a person living at the time that the gospel was written. If you grew up in the church as I did, you have to get rid of all of the dogma and doctrine that you have been taught (whether good or bad) and look at the writer’s comments with fresh eyes.

The gospel was written by John the Apostle, one of the twelve disciples. Therefore he was an literal eye witness to the things Jesus did. There are many things that John was trying to express in his gospel, but the main themes I am looking at are:

1. For the Jewish readers-Jesus is the prophesied Messiah-that is why he mentions signs and miracles to prove the point to the Jews.

2. For everyone-Jesus is God incarnate.

3. For everyone-Jesus is the only Savior of the world.