The Purpose of John’s Gospel Review

What was the reason for choosing John as our text rather than one of the Synoptic Gospels?

• The Synoptic Gospels deal with what Jesus did, whereas John tells us who He is.

• John contains more parables than the Synoptic Gospels.

• John was written before the Synoptic Gospels.

• The Synoptic Gospels focus on Paul's teachings.

List the three major emphases of John’s Gospel:

• 1. To prove the deity of Jesus Christ 2. To cause men to believe in Him and live 3. To supplement the Synoptic Gospels, supplying the details that they do not mention.

• 1. To emphasize the miracles of Jesus 2. To focus on the parables 3. To highlight the genealogy of Jesus.

• 1. To describe the early church 2. To explain the Mosaic Law 3. To discuss the journeys of Paul.

• 1. To recount the creation story 2. To list the Ten Commandments 3. To detail the reign of King David.

Why did John choose certain facts and omit others? (Discuss)

• He chose only those facts that aided his purpose.

• He was unaware of the other facts.

• He wanted to confuse the readers.

• He was following someone else's instructions.

State one of the objectives of this lesson:

• To establish John’s two-fold purpose for writing his Gospel account of the life of Christ.

• To compare the parables of Jesus with those of other religious leaders.

• To analyze the historical context of the Roman Empire.

• To discuss the dietary laws in the Old Testament.

The word Christ means:

• The Anointed One

• The Savior of Animals

• The Creator of the World

• The Messenger of Peace

It is important to prove that Jesus was the Messiah because:

• It confirms the fulfillment of prophecies and validates Christian beliefs.

• It helps to increase the population of a country.

• It proves that all religions are the same.

• It shows that Jesus was a political leader.

This event (Jesus overturning the tables in the temple) tells us that the Lord:

• cares deeply about true worship and opposes corruption

• encourages making profit in holy places

• ignores wrongdoing in the temple

• prefers silence over action in the face of injustice

They could not have surrounded Him at the temple and arrested Him because:

• His time had not yet come.

• He was always surrounded by His disciples.

• The temple guards were afraid of the crowd.

• He was not present at the temple.

Other traits of Christ include:

• Compassion, humility, forgiveness, and love

• Arrogance, selfishness, impatience, and greed

• Deceit, cruelty, indifference, and pride

• Hostility, envy, dishonesty, and intolerance

Jesus healing the lame man on the Sabbath proves:

• His authority over the Sabbath.

• That healing is forbidden on the Sabbath.

• That the lame man had great faith.

• That the Sabbath is not important.