“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14
Have you considered the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made to be willing to assume human form and come to this sin-sick world just for you and I? He left all the glory of heaven; went through all the testing and temptation we do, yet without sin, and ultimately suffered the pain and agony of death on the cross to pay the price for our sins so that we might have eternal life.
While His sacrifice for us was His primary mission, He also poured His life into twelve men so that they would be able to carry forth His message. Verse eighteen tells us that while none of us has seen God, the Son “has explained Him”. A part of his mission was to help us comprehend God’s love for us and His plan for our lives.
We also begin to understand that He introduced a new age in God’s plan. John mentions (v. 17) that “the law was given through Moses” but “grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ”. No longer are we subject to the law, but we now live in the age of grace. As the acronym explains we experience Gods riches at Christ’s expense.
John uses the phrase “full of grace and truth” to describe Jesus. In verse eighteen he states “He has explained Him (the Father)”. Jesus’ life on earth and the love He demonstrated helps us understand the Father. Jesus taught much about life while He was here and those teachings were faithfully recorded in the Bible so that we might live our life in a way that pleases Him.
Later in this book (15:13) Jesus says “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus also loved us so much that He shared with us difficult things about life, so we would know how to walk through the tests and temptations we face.
One of the most important teachings was about forgiveness. John shares with us in I John 1:9 that “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Just as He forgave us, we are to forgive others. Eph. 4:32 says “and be kind to one another, tender-hearted forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
We should thank the Lord daily for His willingness to come dwell among us, teach us, and provide the way for us to share eternity with Him.
While His sacrifice for us was His primary mission, He also poured His life into twelve men so that they would be able to carry forth His message. Verse eighteen tells us that while none of us has seen God, the Son “has explained Him”. A part of his mission was to help us comprehend God’s love for us and His plan for our lives.
We also begin to understand that He introduced a new age in God’s plan. John mentions (v. 17) that “the law was given through Moses” but “grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ”. No longer are we subject to the law, but we now live in the age of grace. As the acronym explains we experience Gods riches at Christ’s expense.
John uses the phrase “full of grace and truth” to describe Jesus. In verse eighteen he states “He has explained Him (the Father)”. Jesus’ life on earth and the love He demonstrated helps us understand the Father. Jesus taught much about life while He was here and those teachings were faithfully recorded in the Bible so that we might live our life in a way that pleases Him.
Later in this book (15:13) Jesus says “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus also loved us so much that He shared with us difficult things about life, so we would know how to walk through the tests and temptations we face.
One of the most important teachings was about forgiveness. John shares with us in I John 1:9 that “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Just as He forgave us, we are to forgive others. Eph. 4:32 says “and be kind to one another, tender-hearted forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
We should thank the Lord daily for His willingness to come dwell among us, teach us, and provide the way for us to share eternity with Him.
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