NEPAL EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL HOLINESS SUMMARY Matatirtha-8 Kathmandu

NEPAL EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL HOLINESS SUMMARY Matatirtha-8 Kathmandu Faculty: miss. Kusum Tamang Name: Man kumar Rajbanshi corse : Johannine Literature Class: B.TH 2 years Assignments: Summary Date: September 30th The first chapter of John 1:1–18 sets the context for each and every one of the Gospel of John and is a captivating and beautiful start. It opens by announcing that Jesus, also known as the Word, is the timeless, creator entity who developed before the creation of all things and is, in reality, God. All things were created by this Word, God, and nothing could have been done at all without Him. The text then immediately turns completely, declaring that this forever, all-powerful God took on human form and lived among us, being subject to our weaknesses. This is an important message because it is that the creator of the natural world and everything in it lives among us in human form. The scripture points out the importance of the ministry of Jesus by saying that He gave life and light to a world that was locked up in sin and darkness. As the one and only Son of God who spoke about God to human beings, Jesus is the light that shines in the darkness. The final points of the chapter points out that Jesus is the one who has revealed God to us and is the source of eternal life. All things thought about, John 1:1–18 is a deep and complicated chapter that presents us to the almighty how things of Jesus Christ, His role as the creator and His purpose of explaining and bringing back humanity. The Gospel of John the Baptist, who was sent by God to clear the path for Jesus, is told in these words. John rejected himself as the Messiah during his reply to the Pharisee' that issue, saying that he was only a voice calling out in the wilderness to clear the way for the Lord. While he was baptising with water, there was a stranger among them who was going to baptise them with the Holy Spirit. John testified that he saw the Spirit come down from heaven and rest on Jesus, identifying Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. As Jesus approached him the following day, John called out, Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world According to John's testimony, he witnessed the Spirit enter from heaven and hold Jesus, confirming his identity as the Son of God. When Jesus developed from the water after getting baptised by John, the Spirit fell from him like a dove. This is my Son, whom I love. I am well pleased, a voice from heaven declared. More people began to follow Jesus as a result of John's account of Him. Look, the Lamb of God John stated to two of his followers as he pointed out Jesus. This, one of the people who followed Jesus, wondered as to where he was living. They spent the day with Jesus after he invited them to come and look around. After bringing his brother Simon to Jesus, he gave him the new name Cephas first Peter. The same town's Philip was also called to follow Jesus. When Philip introduced Nathanael to Jesus, the latter was dubious. Nathanael believed when Jesus told him about his character when they first met. When Jesus chose to travel to Galilee the following day, he came across Philip and said, Follow me. Upon finding Nathanael, Philip informed him about Jesus, stating, We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote. After meeting Jesus and learning that he was familiar with Nathanael's personality, Nathanael changed his doubts to beliefs. Nathanael was told by Jesus, You will see greater things than that. He then added, Very truly I tell you, you will see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. Jesus was happy with Nathanael's response, and Nathanael was shocked. Nathanael was told by Jesus that you will see heaven open, and angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man. The mother of Jesus was present at a wedding at Cana, which is in Galilee, on the third day. Jesus' mother informed him, They have no more wine, when the wine ran out. Woman, why do you involve me? Jesus shot back. My time is still not here. The servants heard his mother order them to follow his instructions. Jesus gave the slaves instructions to fill six stone jars with water and bring a sample to the feast master. After tasting the water that had been converted to wine, the master complimented the groom for saving the best for last. Jesus performed his first miracle, revealing his greatness and captivating his disciples to trust in him. Just before the Jewish Passover, Jesus ascended to Jerusalem. He saw people trading sheep, the animals, and doves in the temple courtyards, and he also saw people exchanging money at tables. Using a whip made of cords, Jesus drove all the animals from the temple and turned over the money changers' tables. Get these out of here he commanded the people selling doves. Cease converting my father's home into a marketplace His followers recalled the passage that says, Zeal for your house will consume me. Jesus responded to the Jews' request for a sign by saying, Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days. They mistook his words for reference to the temple structure, while he was talking about his own body. There was a Pharisee who belonged to the Jewish ruling council by the name of Nicodemus. In the dead of night, he approached Jesus and said, We know that you are a teacher who has come from God, Rabbi. Because without God, no one could do the signs you are doing. Jesus said, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. Nicodemus asked how this could be since he did not comprehend. According to Jesus, the Spirit gives birth to spirit, whereas the body gives birth to flesh. His assertion that humans require birth should come as expected. You can hear the wind blowing anywhere it pleases, but you have no idea where it is coming from or heading. And so it is with all those who are Spirit-born. Jesus went on to say that his mission was to redeem the world, not to condemn it. Whoever believes in him is not rejected but whoever does not believe stands sent already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. Our Lord and his followers make their way to the rural areas of Judea, where they perform baptisms. In the meantime, Aenon, which is close to Salim, is seeing baptisms by John the Baptist. A Jew and several of John's followers argue about cleansing practices. Fearing that Jesus is baptising and attracting more followers, John's disciples go to him. In response, John claims that he is the one sent to clear the way for the Messiah and not the Messiah himself. He explains that his work is to diminish and Jesus' role is to increase using the comparison of a bridegroom and his buddy. In addition, John attests that he witnessed the Spirit fall upon Jesus and that God has given Jesus an endless supply of the Spirit. John ends by declaring that there is eternal life for those who believe in the Son and eternal death for those who reject the Son. Feeling tired from his travels, Jesus draws up to a Samaritan lady at a well in Samaria and asks her for a drink. Jesus provides her with living water, a symbol for spiritual living, in spite of their cultural disparities. Interested, the woman asks as to where this water is coming from. She is impressed and comes to realise that Jesus is a prophet as he shares his knowledge of her background, including her five marriages and present living arrangement. When she enquired as to where one should worship God properly, Jesus answers that it should be done in spirit and truth rather than at a specific location. As his disciples return carrying food, Jesus informs them that he is being fed spiritually by carrying out God's want. Motivated by her experience with Jesus, the lady proceeds to tell her community about him. Jesus then leaves her to continue his trip with his followers, who are still attempting to comprehend the spiritual sustenance Jesus has been speaking. His disciples come bearing food and surprise to discover him conversing with a Samaritan lady, but they remain silent as the woman heads away to tell her town's residents about Jesus. When the lady returns to her hometown, the villagers are so amazed that she is asked to bring Jesus to them. She tells them all about Jesus, claiming that he told her everything she has ever done. After hearing the woman's account of Jesus, the people get interested in him and ask him to spend two days teaching them about the kingdom of God. The woman's story has led many Samaritans to believe in Jesus, and many more have come to believe after hearing Jesus' words directly. When the Samaritans implore Jesus to stay with them, he responds that he had to go on to Galilee since a prophet is not respected in his own nation. But the Samaritans firmly believe that Jesus is the world's Saviour. The woman's story has led many Samaritans in the town to believe in Jesus, and many more have come to believe after hearing Jesus' own words. After receiving their request, Jesus spends two days educating the Samaritans about the workings of God's kingdom. The Samaritans thus start to think that Jesus is the Saviour of everyone, not only Jews. Many others are moved to believe as a result of the woman's meeting with Jesus. The disciples are still attempting to comprehend how Jesus receives spiritual sustenance, but they are still unable to fully comprehend the importance of his experience with the Samaritan woman. Jesus is reaching out to the Samaritans in addition to the Jews, and eventually, the whole world, through his ministry. Following a two-day visit with the Samaritans, Jesus departs for Galilee. Because of the miracles he worked in Jerusalem during the Passover, he is greeted with joy when he comes. When Jesus first encounters the ailing son of a royal official in Cana, the official requests Jesus to heal his kid. The official trusts Jesus when he promises him that his kid will survive. The official's servants greet him on his way home and inform him that his kid has recovered exactly when Jesus predicted he would. The official believes in Jesus, as does everyone in his home. Following the transformation of water into wine at the Cana wedding, this is Jesus' second sign in Galilee. The momentum of Jesus' work is growing, and his indications. During a Jewish holiday in Jerusalem, Jesus walks to the Pool of Bethesda, where a large number of sick people wait for the water to be stirred in the belief that it has healing abilities. A 38-year-old man who cannot walk is seen by Jesus, who asks him if he wants to be healed. The man says that when the water is agitated, he has no one to help him go in. Upon telling the guy to get up from his mat and walk, Jesus quickly heals him. But Jesus advises the man to stop sinning, suggesting that sin was the cause of his disease. Unaware of who performed the healing, the man subsequently encounters Jesus in the temple, where he receives another warning to abstain from sin. After the man informs the Jewish authorities about Jesus, they start to punish him for doing healings on the Sabbath. Jesus' healing of the man on the Sabbath, which is observed by the Jewish authorities as a day of rest, prompts them to start persecuting him. In response, Jesus declares that he is carrying out the tasks assigned to him by his Father, God, who never stops working, not even on the Sabbath. The Jewish authorities get even more incensed by Jesus' assertion that he is equal to God. Jesus emphasises that he is limited to what he witnesses the Father doing; he is powerless to act on his own. He declares that he will revive the dead and provide them eternal life, and that the Father has given him the power to judge. Additionally, Jesus claims that the Father has given him the power to provide life to anyone he pleases. The Jewish authorities, Jesus continues, peruse the texts in the hopes of discovering eternal life, but they refuse to come to him since he is the only one who can provide them life. Jesus goes on to defend himself against the Jewish authorities, claiming that his testimony would be void if he were to testify against himself. But God the Father, who has testified about him, is a greater witness than he is. The Jewish authorities, according to Jesus, have neither heard from God nor seen him in person, nor do they possess his word inside them. He claims that if they believed Moses, who wrote about him, then they would also believe him. He accuses them of not believing Moses. Then Jesus claims that even though he has come in the name of his Father, they reject him. They will welcome him if someone else arrives in his own name. Instead of looking to God for glory, Jesus charges them with looking to each other. Although he claims that he does not receive glory from people, he is aware that they lack God's love.