9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
(1:9-13) Introduction:the world is in a desperate straits.It is full of darkness,the darkness of sin and despair,of sickness and death,of corruption and hell.The darkness looms over the whole world.This is the problem dealt with in the present passage.There is hope in Jesus Christ,for Christ is the true Light, and light dispels darkness.
1)Christ is the light(vs9)
2)Christ was tragically rejected by the world(vss 10-11)
3)Christ was wonderfully received by some(vss12-13)
1)-(1:9) Jesus Christ,Light; Mission: Christ was the true light."other men may claim to be lights, claiming they can lead men to the truth.Some may claim they can reveal God and his truths to men. They may claim to be able to show the nature,meaning,and destinity of other things.To guide men out of darkness of sin,shame, doubt,despair,to be able to eliminate the darkness entirely.
However,such are false lights.Their claims are only ideas in their minds,fictitus ideas,and counterfit claims.The true light is Jesus Christ,Christ alone is the light of the world.The misson of Christ is to give light to men.There is the light of the gospel,Christ has now come a light into this dark world,that whosoever believeth on him should not abide in darkness.There is the light of the spirit, both the guiding and convicting power of the spirit.Then there is the light of Christ himself; he is the savior of the world,now every man can see truth;you can reject it but you can see it.
2) (1:10-11) Jesus Christ-Rejection:Christ was tragically rejected by the world.Christ was in the world,he had made the world, and He loved and cared deeply for the world;therefore, He was actively working to help the world and its people from the very beginning.Christ gave the light of order,and purpose,he gave the light of living to a dark world yet the world would not receive the light.Even those of us who profess to be his often time reject the light as we choose to walk and live in darkness.We reject Him in our daily lives,with our actions, thoughts, words, deeds and how we often treat one another.Jesus died to unite all man and to reconcile him to God,yet many still because of rejection walk in darkness.
3) (1:12-13) Jesus Christ,Accepted;Salvation:Christ was wonderfully received by some persons.Not everyone rejected Christ,most did,but few received Him.How men receive Christ,"they believe on His name".The result of receiving Christ, A person is given the power to become a son of God.When a person receives Christ as Lord,Christ gives that person the power to become something he is not,A child of God.This is a result of a new birth,not of flesh and blood or the will of man,but a spiritual birth that can only come from God.
3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 