John 1:6-13

I apologize for the delay in posting.  Was out and down with health issues.  God is good though.  I trust Him for my salvation.  In His mercy, He always helped me recover from a physical ailment as well. 

Let us continue our study.  I have copied and pasted the passage from Bible Gateway using the New King James Version.

This passage is a pretty cool passage.  It tells us the purpose of John (not the disciple, but Jesus' cousin) who also was preaching as a contemporary of Jesus' time.  He was there to bear witness.  When you have someone bear witness, they are agreeing to stand by and watch events unfold in order to then tell others later what happened.

This passage also tells us more of who Jesus is.  He is the Light and gives that light to everyone person on Earth.  What does light do?  It shines.  It illuminates.  The sun shines and it's light reflects from the moon even when we can't see the sun.  Jesus shines and illuminates.  He is reflected by His followers even when times are dark and we think we can't see Him. 

The passage goes on to explain that He was in the world (so walking among men), the world was made through Him (we wouldn't exist except that He created us so was present back at Creation), and those who saw Him didn't know who He, our Creator, was.  Even those who claim to follow God didn't accept Him. 

Yet despite the general masses and the general leaders of God at the time not accepting Jesus, there was people who did accept Him and did welcome Him because verse 12 indicates He gave them the right to be heirs of God. 

I'm certain in future passages we will find more clarification on what it means to be born of God.

John’s Witness: The True Light

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That[b] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His [c]own, and His [d]own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [e]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.