And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, -and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,- full of grace and truth. -John 1-14---By way of introduction - 5 instances of things joined together leading to our text - -Full of grace and truth.---1- The source of grace and truth-2- The beholding of grace and truth-3- The grand end to which grace and truth are shown