Blog list | We Beheld His Glory

YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN (3:1-21)

Nicodemus, the most eminent theologian of his time, tries to make his own assessment of Jesus - but gets some puzzling answers! His study...

Jun 6, 202414 min read

CLEANSING THE TEMPLE (2:12-25)

Jesus bursts onto the scene in Jerusalem, when He de-monetises the Temple and reclaims it as 'a House of Prayer for all nations' There's...

Jun 5, 20247 min read

THE WEDDING AT CANA (2:1-11)

Jesus re-purposes the massive water jars used for ritual cleansing, to hold an inexhaustible supply of wine. Those who celebrate with the...

Jun 4, 20244 min read

JOHN THE BAPTIST'S ROLE (1:6f,19f; 3:22f)

John-The-Baptist's role was key in preparing the Jews as a nation, to receive Christ: first, by preaching repentance and baptism, and...

Jun 3, 202411 min read

INCARNATION & THE TRINITY (1:14-18)

When John calls Jesus ''the Only-Begotten Son of the Father', he is referring to their eternal father-son relationship within the...

Jun 2, 20248 min read

ALMIGHTY GOD, BECOME MAN (Jn 1:1-18)

In his awesome prologue, John summarises everything about Jesus's identity. Within the eternal Godhead John's opening words convey...

Jun 1, 20246 min read

INTRODUCTION TO JOHN'S GOSPEL

This Gospel was written by one of the twelve eye-witnesses of Jesus's lifework. John wrote it in his old age, after a lifetime's...

May 31, 20242 min read

BACKGROUND INFO FOR JOHN'S GOSPEL

When, where, by whom, and why was it written? Why is it so different from the other gospels? Key themes. John's gospel starts with a...

May 31, 202414 min read

Welcome to this blog about the
Apostle John's First Letter

John's letter is the sequel to Jesus's teaching at the Last Supper, about the new life of fellowship with the Father and the Son which the disciples would experience after He'd risen from the dead.

Week by week new posts will be added as we work our way through the letter. The aim is to help you grow into the same experience, and the same joy, that John had!