According to St. John

As we studyThe Word of God, revelation of who GOD IS, is surfaced more and more, to thosethat embrace His Beauty and His very presence. The entire Word of God (TheBible) speaks of Jesus in His entirety as our Creator, Savior and Redeemer.

As we lookinto The beginning chapter of John, The Lord God Jesus Christ, make HIMSELFknown as to who HE REALLY IS. THE TRUTH is revealed to those that take the timeto “get to KNOW and LEARN of HIM”.

May you tasteand see just how GOOD, how EXCELLENT, our Lord REALLY IS as we go through theFirst Chapter of John of…… GOD IS .

CHAPTER ONE

Verse 1: GOD IS “The Beginning”

 Ref:Revelation 1:8 – I am Alpha and Omega, thebeginning and the ending, saith the LORD, which is, and which was, and which isto come, the Almighty.

Verse 2: GOD IS “The Word”

 Ref: John 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and theWord was God.

Verse 3: GOD IS “The Creator”

 Ref: Genesis1:1 – In the beginning God created the heavenand the earth.

Verse 4: GOD IS “The Life”

 Ref: John 6:35 – And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh tome shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Verse 5: GOD IS “The Victory”

 Ref: IChronicles 29:11 – Thine, O LORD is thegreatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: forall that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, OLORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

Verse 6: GOD IS “The Ruler”

 Ref: Psalm22:28 – For the kingdom is theLORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.

Verse 7: GOD IS “The Faith”

Ref: Ephesians 4:5 – One LORD, one faith, one baptism,

 Ref: John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, andbelieveth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come intocondemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

 Ref: Romans3:3 – For what if some did not believe? shalltheir unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Verse 8: GOD IS “The Light”

 Ref: John 8:12 – Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of theworld: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have thelight of life.

Verse 9: GOD IS “The Truth”

 Ref: Romans3:4 – God forbid: yea, let God be true, butevery man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightiest be justified in theysayings, and mightiest overcome when thou art judged.

 Ref: John 14: 6 – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no mancometh unto the Father, but by me.
*No one can come to the Father, but by HIS HOLY WORD (Jesus) – The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.

Verse 10: GOD IS “The Volume of the Book”

 Ref: Hebrews10:7 – Then said I, Lo, I come(in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do they will, O God.

Verse 11: GOD IS “The Rejected”

 Ref: Psalm118:22 – The stone which thebuilders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

 Ref: Matthew21:42 – Jesus saith unto them,Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, thesame is become the head of the corner: this is the LORD’S doing, and it ismarvellous in our eyes?

Verse 12: GOD IS “The Power”

 Ref: John 10:17-18 – Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that Imight take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. Ihave power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandmenthave I received of my Father

Verse 13: GOD IS “The Spirit”

 Ref: John14:17 – Even the Spirit of truth;whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Verse 14: GOD IS “The Glory”

 Ref: Matthew6:13 – And lead us not intotemptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,and the glory, for ever. Amen.

 Ref: Luke21:27 – And then shall they seethe Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Verse 15: GOD IS “The Great”

 Ref: Psalm95:3 – For the LORD is a greatGod, and a great King above all gods.

 Ref: Psalm96:4 – For the LORD is great,and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Verse 16: GOD IS “The Grace”

 Ref: II Corinthians12:9 – And he said unto me, Mygrace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Mostgladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power ofChrist may rest upon me.

Verse 17: GOD IS “The Savior”

 Ref: Psalm27:1 - The LORD is my light and my salvation; whomshall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

 Ref: Isaiah43:11 – I, even I, am the LORD;and beside me there is no savior.

Verse 18: GOD IS “The Passion”

* Passion meaning Love

 Ref: I John4:8 – He that loveth not knowethnot God; for God is love.

Verses 19-20: GOD IS “The Anointed”

*Christ meaning Anointed One

 Ref: Acts10:38 – How God anointed Jesus ofNazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, andhealing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Verses 21-23: GOD IS “The Lord”

 Ref: Acts 9:5 – And he said, Who are thou, LORD? And he LORD said, I am Jesus whomthou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

 Ref: Ephesians4:5 – One LORD, one faith, one baptism,

Verses 24-25: GOD IS “The Messiah”

 Ref: John4:25-26 – the woman saith unto him,I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he come, he will tellus all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

Verses 26-28: GOD IS “The Omnipotent”

 Ref: Revelation19:6 – And I heard as it were the voice of a greatmultitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mightythunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the LORD GOD omnipotent reigneth.

Verses 29-31: GOD IS “The Sacrifice, The Lamb”

 Ref:Revelation 5:11-14 – And I beheld, and I heardthe voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders:and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands ofthousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain toreceive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, andblessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and underthe earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard Isaying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sittethupon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said,Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that livethfor ever and ever.

Verses 32-33: GOD IS “The Holy Ghost”

 Ref: John 5:43 – I am come in my Father’s Name, and yereceive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

 Ref: John14:26 – But the Comforter, whichis the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you allthings, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said untoyou.

Verse 34:GOD IS “The Son/The Word”

 Ref: John10:30 – I and my Father are one.

 Ref: Isaiah9:6 – For unto us a child is born, unto us a sonis given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall becalled Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, ThePrince of Peace.

Verses35-36: GOD IS “The Redeemer”

 Ref: Psalm78:35 – And they remembered thatGod was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Verses 37-39:GOD IS “The Master/Rabbi”

 Ref: John 13:13 – Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

Verses40-41: GOD IS “The Christ”

 Ref: John14:9-11 – Jesus saith unto him,Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? hethat hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us theFather? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? thewords that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwellethin me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Fatherin me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

Verse 42:GOD IS “The Omniscience/All Knowing”

 Ref: Job 23:10 – But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shallcome forth as gold.

 Ref: Isaiah 37:28 – But I know thy abode, and thy going out,and thy coming in, and they rage against me.

Verses 43-46:GOD IS “The Nazarene”

 Ref: Matthew2:23 – And he came and dwelt ina city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by theprophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

Verses47-48: GOD IS “El Roi – The God who sees”

 Ref: Proverbs15:3 – The eyes of the LORD arein every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Verse 49:GOD IS “The King”

 Ref: Revelation19:16 – And he hath on his vestureand on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

 Ref:Deuteronomy 10:17 – For the LORD your God isGod of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible (reverenced),which, regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

 Verse 50-51 “GOD IS“

 Ref: Isaiah 46:9 - Rememberthe former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me .