Scripture reference:
John 1:1-14
revelation: previously hidden/veiled & now disclosed/made known
Genesis 1
a) God’s purpose in creation
b) God’s purpose in creating humankind
John Piper, Desiring God: “…God’s own glory is uppermost in his own affections. In everything he does, his purpose is to preserve and display that glory.”
Piper: “…he must be for himself is he is to be for us… If God should turn away from himself as the Source of infinite joy, he would cease to be God.”
Exodus 25:8-9; 40:34-35
a) “I will dwell in their midst”
b) “the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle”
John 1:1-14
a) Creation
b) Tabernacle
Our response to God’s revelation:
a) We can miss it
b) We can reject it
c) We can believe it
Such good news…
a) Growing in Christ
b) Going to the world
