John 1.4-9

Having explained who the Logos - Jesus - is, John goes on to tell us what Jesus does. Jesus brings light and that light may not be as great as we may initially think for it is rejected more often than not.

John 1.3

Who is it who was busy creating the world in Genesis 1? To whom does God say, "Let us make man in our image," in verse 26? John tells us that it is Jesus - the Logos. He made everything in the world and sustains it.

John 1.1-2

The Greeks realized that there had to be an intelligent, governing power behind the complexity of the world. They called this intelligent being "Logos" literally translated word or reason. John says that the Logos is Jesus Christ and goes on to give the right theology of the Logos.

An overview of John's gospel explaining it's major themes of miracles, encounters, I AM's and discourses all meant to show us that Jesus is God and we must believe in him.

An overview of the Gospel of John beginning with a look at the author, John, the disciple who Jesus loved.

Psalm 51.16-19

We need God's forgiveness before we can worship. In fact, when we seek God's forgiveness correctly that is actually the beginning of true worship.

Psalm 51.13-15

When God forgives us he makes us teachers, puts a song on our lips and opens our mouth to declare his praise.

Psalm 51.11-12

There are two types of forgiving parents. The one type forgives but leaves the child feeling guilty and distant. The other type forgives the child and draws them in. In both cases the children are forgiven but only in the latter is warmth restored to the relationship. God is like that second parent.

Psalm 51.1-10

The ultimate Psalm of repentance teaches us that sin is dirt and when God forgives us he washes us clean.

Deuteronomy 21.22-23

The most poignant text about the immensity of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross in all of Moses' writings comes from an obscure passage explaining how criminals guilty of a capital offence were to be disposed. Jesus did not hang on the cross pretty, Jesus hang on the cross cursed by God for us.