John 1:11-14

John 1"11-14 says "He came to that which was His own, but His own did not recieve Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not recieve Him. Yet to all who recieved Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God- children not

born of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, But born of God. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.



The repeated phrases in these verses are "His own." This is stating that we belong to God and are His. Another word repeated is children. When we accept that Christ died on the cross for our sins and accept Him as our Lord and Savior, we are born again in Christ; not human decision; but Through God's grace.



This passage says that God is the Father of His children; people who have accepted that Christ died on the cross for our sins and have acknowledged Him as our Lord and Savior will watch over us and protect us when we need His help.



Also, a different verse says that "The Word became flesh." This phrase is saying that God became flesh (Jesus), came to earth, to die on the cross and rise again on the third day so that if we accept the death and resurrection, we will be saved.



There is a promise in this verse: if we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, and believe that He died on the cross and rose on the third day, we will becom children of God.



One of the verses that talks about Jesus Christ is that "He is full of grace and truth." This part is stating that Christ came to teach the truth about who God really is. When the verse says that "He is full of grace" it is refering to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Out of grace, Chrsit died and rose again on the third day "So that if whoever believes in Him may never die, but have eternal life." (John 3:16) Both of these verses in John are sayin that we are given the opportunity in believing in Him and accept Him as our Christ and Savior, we will live with Him in Heaven after we die on earth.



Verses 14 and 1 have a similarity: they are both taking about God. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Verse 14 says "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." Verse 14 is saying that God, through Jesus Christ, became flesh and and came to save the world.





In verse 14, Jesus came "filled with grace and truth"



The words "Filled with grace" means that Christ came for the death and resurrection so that if we believe that He died for our sins and rose again on the third day, we will have eternal life with Him in Heaven.



When it says that "He came full of truth," it is sayin that Jesus came to earth perfect in every way and never sinned.



It is imortant that "He came full of grace and truth," because otherwise, He might not have done the death and resurrection. But we know that He did come "Full of grace and truth" because He died for our sins and rose on the third day.





This passage of John 1, is designed to teach the reader that because Christ came "Full of grace and truth" we can be saved through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ."



God is telling me through these verses that we should do more to spread the good news about Christ's death and resurrection so that more people can become children of God and be saved.



I am encouraged by this verse, because it teaches that if we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, as well as believe that He died for our sins and rose on the third day, we will be with Him forever more after we die on earth.