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c. “In a darkened world full of gods and religions and philosophies, in a complex world much like ours, teeming with competing religious theories, cults, and claims, God acts to show mankind who He is and what He offers. The Word is the person in whom God cuts through all ignorance and deception to make His presence savingly known. This person is Jesus Christ ” (italics added)” (Yarbrough, John , p. 21).

C. The uniqueness of Jesus: the witness of John the Baptist, 1.6-8, 15

1. John the Baptist: a man sent from God as a witness to bear witness to the Light, in order that all might believe through him , 1.6-7

a. Elizabeth, John’s mother, and Mary, the mother of Jesus were relatives, Luke 1.36.

b. God was present at their infancies (cf. Luke 1.15-16; 2.40-52).

c. Their messages focus on the coming of the Kingdom of God, Matt. 3.2; 4.17.

2. John was not that light , but came to bear witness about that light , 1.8 (cf. Bearing witness is a critical piece of OT verification of a fact, see Deut. 19.15; Matt. 18.16; 2 Cor. 13.1).

D. Jesus as the Revealer of God, 1.6-18

1. The True light that illumines all has come into the world, 1.9-13.