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A True Word Written

Text: John 21: 24- 25

A TRUE WORD WRITTEN

The writer of the Gospel of John humbly declines to use his name. But he does insist that what he has written is absolutely true.

“This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.”

John 21:24-25

1. The author

a. He identifies himself as “a disciple”.

b. He seeks to write as an eye-witness.

c. He testifies to the truth of what he has written.

d. We know that his testimony is true.

i. This is written from the standpoint of others who would have read his manuscript.

ii. All agreed with John that his gospel was accurately written.

iii. John wrote gladly that there were many who were in total agreement.

2. Many wonderful miracles

a. John was aware that Jesus performed many miracles.

b. He did not include all of them in his gospel.

c. The other gospel accounts recorded many other miracles not found in John’s gospel.

d. John selected miracles and called them “signs”.

e. Their significance was obvious:

i. They identified Jesus as the Son of God.

ii. They pointed to the power that God had given Him.

iii. They verified the truth that Jesus was indeed the Way, the Truth and the Life.

3. Literary approach: The use of “intended exaggeration”

a. John used a literary device called “Intended exaggeration”.

i. “The whole world itself could not contain the books that could be written”.

ii. This is an exaggeration to say that Jesus performed many mighty miracles.

b. This is not a wrong or false statement! It was simply an intended overstatement!

经文：约翰福音 21：24-25

所写的真理

约翰福音的作者谦卑地略去他的名字。不过，他坚持他所写的都是属实。

“为这些事作见证，并且记载这些事的，就是这门徒。我们也知道他的见证是真的。耶稣所行的事还有许多，若是一一地都写出来，我想，所写的书就是世界也容不下了。”

《约翰福音 21：24-25》

1. 作者

a. 他鉴定自己是“门徒”

b. 他是以目击者的身份记载这些事

c. 他为他所写的真理作证

d. 我们知道他的见证是真实的

i. 这个福音是从那些阅读过约翰的手稿的人的角度写的

ii. 所有阅读过约翰的手稿的人都同意福音写得准确

iii. 约翰乐于记载福音所写的得到许多人的认同

2. 许多美好的奇事

a. 约翰知晓耶稣施行了许多奇事

b. 他并没有把所有的奇事都记载在福音里

c. 其他的福音记载了一些在约翰福音里不被提及的奇事

d. 约翰所选的奇事被称为“神迹”

e. 这些神迹意义深重

i. 它们确认耶稣是神之子

ii. 它们显现上帝所给予耶稣的大能

iii. 它们确认耶稣的确是道路，真理和生命

3. “夸大的形容”写法

a. 约翰使用“夸大”的形容方式

i. “是世界也容不下了”

ii. 这是在形容耶稣所施行的许多奇事

b. 这不是一个对或错的声明！这是故意夸大的形容！