Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living WordIn this accessible treatment of the major themes of the Gospel of John, renowned New Testament scholar Lamar Williamson blends the best of biblical scholarship and a close reading of the Fourth Gospel to meet the practical needs of weekly preaching. A more reflective Gospel in which the risen Jesus speaks in signs and discourses, John does not simply tell stories, but allows us to experience the Word and to see Jesus offering living water to the aridity of the institutional church and bread to the hungry hearts of individual disciples. More than mere exposition,Preaching the Gospel of Johnincludes at the end of each passage three to five possibilities for preaching the text--creative and pertinent suggestions that can help preachers apply the words of the Fourth Gospel to the lives of today's churchgoers. Proclaiming the living Word is a major theme of the Gospel of John, and this clear and insightful commentary captures that message in the preaching moment. |
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... judgment that is implicit in that response . The element of human response has already been introduced in the purpose clauses of verses 15 and 16 ( " so that everyone who believes . . . " ) , and the theme of judgment is alluded to in ...
... judgment is now ) lends urgency to Jesus ' dialogue with Nicodemus and to every reader's encounter with this text . Verses 19-21 develop the idea of judgment . Judgment was not God's intention in sending the only Son , but judgment is ...
... judgment by light ( vv . 19-21 ) is a helpful alter- native to that of judgment by law . The combination of believing ( vv . 15-16 ) and of doing ( vv . 19-21 ) , a salutary corrective to the easy assumption that only one or the other ...
... judgment of the Father and the Son is usually presented in John as the judgment of light , which judges only by the response people make to its presence . Light can burn , but it does not grow angry . The evangelist , however , was ...
... judgment of God . 4. The wrath of God . This subject is an embarrassment to mainline churches in our time . It is largely avoided by preachers , committees preparing curriculum materials , and resources for worship . Yet under the ...