Reference: John, Theology Of
Hastings
It is the object of this article to give a brief account of St. John's teaching as contained in his Gospel and Epistles. Without prejudging in any way the authorship of the Apocalypse, it will be more convenient that the doctrine of that book should be considered separately. Enough if it be said here that, despite the obvious and very striking difference in the form and style of the book, the underlying similarities between it and those to be now considered are no less remarkable. Careful students, not blinded by the symbolism and other peculiarities of the Revelation, who have concentrated attention upon its main ideas and principles, have come to the conclusion that if it did not proceed from the same pen that wrote the Gospel and Epistles, it belongs to the same school of Christian thought. See Revelation [Book of].
1. Some general characteristics of the teaching of St. John.
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By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it. The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son; read more. So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead, And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day. This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.
Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you. He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day. read more. My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink is in me and I in him.
And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.
Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day. Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.
Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.
He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.
And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me. And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one; read more. I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.
Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.
Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.
Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life
This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.
He is the offering for our sins; and not for ours only, but for all the world.
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark. He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him.
Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.
Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world. And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever. read more. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so now a number of Antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour.
And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming. If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was. My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.
The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One. Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.
Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.
Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him? My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him. In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.
Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.
We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
And he is clothed in a robe washed with blood: and his name is The Word of God.