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B. Theme: Compelling belief in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah of Israel

1. John’s account not an exhaustive account, but a comprehensive account given to compel faith in Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah

a. John 21.25 – Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

b. John 20.30-31 – Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; [31] but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

2. Internally, the book provides a number of instances where the persons who encountered Jesus of Nazareth saw him as the Son of God, the Messiah of Israel.

a. Nathanael, John 1.49 – Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

b. The apostles’ confession after a number of disciples abandon Jesus because of his teaching, John 6.69-70 – “and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” [70] Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”

c. The healed blind man’s confession, John 9.35-38 – Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of