John: Lesson 2 - 2nd day

Reading John 1:1-18, called the “Prologue” or Introduction

• There are two main personalities in this prologue, Christ and John who is called “John the Baptist.” Verses which relate to John the Baptist are 1:6-8, 15. These verses form a kind of parentheses to the main topic.
  
• John 1:1-18 is divided into three sections:
  John 1:1-9. This section tells about Christ’s relationship to God, to creation, and to spiritual life and light. A phrase that impresses me in this section is “…life was the light of men.”
  John 1:10-11. This section tells what happened after Christ became man and was rejected by the majority of the world to whom He came. A phrase that impresses me in this section is “He came to that which was his own…”
  John 1:12-18. This section tells about the privileges given to those who receive him by faith. A phrase that impresses me in this section is “grace and truth.”