God’s Purpose in Building—John 1
V. God’s Purpose in Building
You shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. –John 1:51
God’s ultimate intention is not merely recovered humanity, enlivened humanity, or transformed humanity. He is looking for a dwelling place among built up believers (Isa. 66:1-2). John distills this colossal revelation in an apropos allusion to […]
God’s Purpose in Transformation—John 1
IV. God’s Purpose in Transformation
Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is interpreted, Peter). —John 1:42
John speeds along in his concise overview of God’s purpose with a brief reference to transformation. In God’s full salvation, He not only enlivens us but changes us. The Bible calls this change transformation (Rom. 12:2). This change […]
God’s Purpose in Regeneration—John 1
III. God’s Purpose in Regeneration
And John testified, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He abode upon Him. —John 1:32
The Spirit’s anointing of Jesus in baptism is a symbol of our baptism with the Holy Spirit for regeneration. As the Lamb of God, Christ takes away our sins; as the Spirit of God, He […]
God’s Purpose in Incarnation and Redemption—John 1
II. God’s Purpose in Incarnation and Redemption
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality. —John 1:14
Before God could accomplish His purpose, man fell and became lost in sin. Because God loved man and wouldn’t relinquish His eternal purpose, God Himself became […]
God’s Purpose in Creation—John 1
I. God’s Purpose in Creation
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… all things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not one thing came into being which has come into being. —John 1:1, 3
The Gospel of John begins with the same three words the entire Bible does-in the beginning. […]
Let the Word
Summer is busy season here at UT Austin. We’ve been introducing Christian Students on Campus to dozens of new freshmen orientees every week. Our message as we meet them has been simple: get connected!
We mean get connected to the Lord Jesus Himself and to other believers with whom to run the Christian race.
In this post I’d like to mention a helpful […]
Summer Orientation Bible Study
Besides Jesus Christ, the most important thing to a Christian is the Bible. Apart from the Bible, we would hardly know God or His eternal purpose. But by reading the Bible we can know what God wants and what He intends to accomplish.
From a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through […]
Philippians Bible Study Semester Recap
From the shores of the Aegean Sea to central Texas hill country, from the black and white of Scripture to the living color of college students’ lives, Paul’s short […]