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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 15

John The Baptizer

Text: John 1:29-31a

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.’”

John 1:29-31

JOHN THE BAPTIZER

1. He was a prophet sent from God (John 1:6).

2. He was “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” (John 1:23).

3. He was sent to prepare the way for the Messiah (John 1:23).

THE TESTIMONY OF JOHN I

1. “After me comes a Man who is preferred before me”

a. John honoured the Lord Jesus Christ.
b. This was correct.
c. Jesus is indeed “the preferred one”.
d. The simple reason given: “He was before me”.
i. Jesus was the Eternal Being, thus He was “before” John was even born!
ii. John was but a finite human being.

2. “I did not know Him”

John declared that he was not in collusion with Jesus at any time.

3. “But that He should be revealed to Israel”

a. John had been sent to reveal Jesus to Israel.
b. He was determined to fulfil his responsibility.

PRESENTING JESUS AS THE LAMB OF GOD

1. This is a Jewish expression.

2. In the ancient days lambs were sacrificed to atone for sins committed.

3. Jesus was presented as the “sacrificial lamb of God”.

4. Through His death He would redeem all who would believe in Him.

5. Jesus had come to take away the sin of the world.

经文: 约翰福音 1: 29-31

“次日，约翰看见耶稣来到他那里，就说，
看哪，神的羔羊，除去（或作背负）世人罪孽的。
这就是我曾说，有一位在我以后来，
反成了在我以前的。因他本来在我以前。
我先前不认识他，如今我来用水施洗，为要叫他显明给以色列人。”
《约翰福音 1: 29-31》

施洗约翰

1. 他是上帝差遣的先知 《约翰福音 1: 6》

2. 他就是 “在旷野喊着” 的人《约翰福音 1: 23》

3. 上帝差他来修直主的道路 《约翰福音 1: 23》

约翰的见证（一）

1. “有一位在我以后来，反成了在我以前的。”

a. 约翰荣耀主耶稣基督
b. 这是正确的
c. 耶稣的确是 “在约翰以前（或作：首选）的”
d. 理由很简单。因耶稣 “本来在（约翰）以前”
i. 耶稣是永恒的。祂在约翰诞生之前已存在。所以耶稣在约翰以前。
ii. 约翰也只不过是个凡人

2. “我先前不认识他”

约翰申明他没有与耶稣互相勾结。

3．“为要叫他显明给以色列人”

a. 约翰被差遣显明耶稣给以色列人
b. 他决心履行自己的职务

呈现耶稣为神的羔羊

1. 这是犹太人的表达方法

2. 古时候，人们需要献羔羊为赎罪祭，以得赦免

3. 耶稣就是那 “赎罪羔羊”

4. 通过耶稣的死，相信祂的人都得救赎

5. 耶稣除去世人的罪孽