Reference: John, Theology of
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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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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom he will. For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, read more. that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice and come forth those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
and come forth those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. read more. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live;
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live;
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself."
He who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will condemn him on the last day.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
You have heard me say to you, 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice because I said, 'I am going to the Father,' for the Father is greater than I.
As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love.
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
that they all may be one, as you, Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And the glory which you gave me I have given them, that they may be one just as we are one: read more. I in them, and you in me; that they may become perfectly one, and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them even as you have loved me.
O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you; and these know that you sent me.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here."
Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that life which is life indeed.
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life,
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the worldthe lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of lifeis not of the Father but is of the world.
For all that is in the worldthe lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of lifeis not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. read more. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come; by this we know that it is the last hour.
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does right is born of him.
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Everyone who commits sin also commits lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
He who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or tongue but in deed and in truth.
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. In this love is perfected among us, that we may have confidence for the Day of Judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.
If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the worldour faith.
We know that anyone born of God does not sin; but he who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
We know that anyone born of God does not sin; but he who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.