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Got Life? Sharing the Invitation to Life from John’s Gospel Timothy R. Nichols Assistant Professor

Explore the three tenses of salvation (Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification) and discover how Jesus offers abundant life to all. This book examines the signs and miracles in John's Gospel, leading readers to believe in Jesus and experience His life-transforming power.

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Got Life? Sharing the Invitation to Life from John’s Gospel Timothy R. Nichols Assistant Professor

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  1. Got Life? Sharing the Invitation to Life from John’s Gospel Timothy R. Nichols Assistant Professor Rocky Mountain Bible College Rocky Mountain Seminary

  2. Justification Sanctification Glorification Savior Lord King I Have Been Saved From the Penalty of Sin I Am Being Saved From the Power of Sin I Will Be Saved From the Presence of Sin The Three Tenses of Salvation The Gift is free The Process is very costly The Kingdom is inherited

  3. Participating in God’s Plan Salvation: Justification The Gateway Salvation: Glorification United with the Lord Salvation: Sanctification The Christian Way of Life At Death or the Rapture • On-going faith with: • Confession of sin • Confessing Christ • Obedience in general By faith alone in Jesus Christ alone

  4. The Invitation to Life from the Gospel of John

  5. Overall Purpose (20:30–31) And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and in order that (by) believing you may have life in His name.

  6. Purpose of the Sign Miracles (20:30–31) And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and in order that (by) believing youmay have life in His name.

  7. Many Signs (20:30) Water into wine (2:1–11) Healing nobleman’s son (4:46–54) Healing paralytic (5:1–15) Feeding 5000 (6:1–14) Walking on water (6:15–21) Healing man born blind (9:1–7) Raising Lazarus (11:1–44) _____________ ?

  8. What is the 8th sign? (20:30) John says “many other signs” (20:30), even though he has not used the word sign since John 12:37. Is it possible that John 20 includes an implicit sign?

  9. What is the 8th sign? (20:30) John 2:13ff. Passover (4-7-30)of the Jews (Judeans) (cf. 7:1, walk in Galilee vs. in Judea) Drove money changers from court of Gentiles What sign shows His authority to do this? Destroy this “naos” & in 3 days I will raise it Judeansrejectsign;disciples will believe it

  10. Many other signs? Water into wine (2:1–11) Healing nobleman’s son (4:46–54) Healing paralytic (5:1–15) Feeding 5000 (6:1–14) Walking on water (6:15–21) Healing man born blind (9:1–7) Raising Lazarus (11:1–44) The Cross-and-Resurrection (2:18–19)

  11. Jesus on the cross (19:17–27)24 Tetelestai (19:28–30)28 Piercing Jesus’ side (19:31–37)34-36 Burial in Joseph’s tomb (19:38–42) The empty tomb (20:1–10)8-9 MaryMagdaleneseesHim (20:11–18)16b Ten disciples see Jesus (20:19–23)20b Ten + Thomas see Jesus (20:24–29)28-29 He did many other signs (20:30–31)

  12. Many othersigns? John means many signs besides the 8: 1. The seven signs of John 2ff. (1–7) 2. The cross + resurrection (8)

  13. Many other signs? Water into wine (2:1–11) Healing nobleman’s son (4:46–54) Healing paralytic (5:1–15) Feeding 5000 (6:1–14) Walking on water (6:15–21) Healing man born blind (9:1–7) Raising Lazarus (11:1–44) The Cross-and-Resurrection (2:18–19)

  14. Practical Applications

  15. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  16. John 6:47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.

  17. John 5:24 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

  18. John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they might have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

  19. John 8:11 Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”

  20. Remember. . .

  21. Jesus came that we might have abundant life. Everyone needs abundant life from Jesus.

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