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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 415

The Writing Of The Gospel Of John

Text: John 20: 30 - 31

THE WRITING OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

John was coming to the end of his Gospel. He gave reasons why he wanted to write this book.

“And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.”

John 20:30-31

1. “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book”

a. John called the mighty miracles of Jesus “signs”.
b. A sign has the following features:
i. It displayed the power of God.
ii. It confirmed the identity of the Person who performed the sign-miracles.
c. John only featured some mighty signs.
d. There were many other sign-miracles recorded in the other gospels, but not in John’s gospel.

2. “But these are written that you may believe”

a. John’s purpose was clear.
b. He wrote to help people to believe.

3. What did John want his readers to believe in?

a. He wanted his readers to believe that Jesus was indeed the Christ.
i. Jesus was the Messiah.
ii. He was the Anointed One of God.
iii. The signs confirmed that He was none other than the prophesied Messiah (The Christ).
b. He wanted his readers to believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
i. The word “anointed” can be used to describe a human servant of God.
ii. Jesus was indeed a specially Anointed Servant of God.
iii. But He was more than just “Anointed”.
iv. He was the Son of God!

4. “And that believing you may have life in His name”

a. John was referring to eternal life that Jesus the Son of God can give.
b. Jesus also offers an abundant life through faith in Him.

经文：约翰福音 20：30-31

约翰福音的著述

约翰在福音书的结尾列出了他写这本书的目的。

“耶稣在门徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没有记在这书上。但记这些事要叫你们 信耶稣是基督，是神的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。”

《约翰福音 20：30-31》

1. “耶稣在门徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没有记在这书上”

a. 约翰把耶稣伟大的奇迹称为“神迹”
b. 一个神迹有以下的特征：
i. 神迹能够展现出上帝的大能
ii. 神迹也能够证实行神迹的人的身份
c. 约翰只记载了几个伟大的神迹
d. 其他福音书记载了耶稣另外所行的许多神迹，但那些神迹却没记在约翰福音

2. “但记这些事要叫你们信”

a. 约翰写福音书的目的很明确
b. 他要帮助读者得信

3. 约翰想要读者信什么呢？

a. 他要读者相信耶稣的确是基督
i. 耶稣是弥赛亚
ii. 祂是上帝的受膏者
iii. 神迹证明了祂就是先知所预言的弥赛亚（基督）
b. 约翰要读者相信耶稣是神的儿子
i. “恩膏”这词，也用来形容上帝谦卑的仆人
ii. 耶稣确实是受了上帝特别恩膏的仆人
iii. 但祂不单只是“受膏者”
iv. 祂是神的儿子！

4. “并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命”

a. 约翰所指的是神的儿子，耶稣，能赐的永生
b. 因着信，耶稣也能赐给人丰盛的生命