131 "But These Are Written" John 20:30-31 (Doug Paul, September 14, 2025)
Description
series: "According to John"
date: September 14, 2025
episode: 131
title: "But These Are Written"
text: John 20:30-31
Introduction: The Confessions
1. The Structure (30)
2. The Purpose (31)
Conclusion: The Thesis (31)
Scripture References: John 20:30-31; John 3:16 ; John 3:1-8;
Seven Confessions in John’s Gospel about Jesus
1. John the Baptist (1:34 ) “this [Jesus] is the Son of God”
2. Nathanael (1:49 ) “the Son of God! [and] the King of Israel!”
3. Samaritans (4:42 ) “the Savior of the world”
4. the man born blind (9:33 ) “this man … [is] from God”
- see also 9:35-38: the man worshiped Jesus as “the Son of Man”
5. Martha (11:27 ) “you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world”
6. the disciples (16:30 ) “you came from God”
7. Thomas (20:28 ) “My Lord and my God!”
Also, John himself (20:31 ) “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God”
A Proposed Structure of the Gospel of John
Prologue (1:1-18)
Preliminary Signs (1:19-12:50 )
The Ultimate Sign (13:1-20:29 )
Purpose and Thesis (20:30-31)
Epilogue (21:1-25)
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