John 1:1-18
The Word is Divine and His Authority is From God
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Jesus tells us that He got His Authority to do the things He did on earth from God His Father...According to Christian theology, Jesus said He is the Son of God, fully God and fully human...This means He shares the Divine Nature of His Father and therefore possesses His Father's Inherent Authority as Part of being God...This Inherent Authority from God (who is Divine), shows us that Jesus, too, is Divine...
When we look for the Source of Jesus' Authority in the Gospels we read where He mentions instances where He claims His Authority...Jesus reminds us His Authority comes from God the Father...For example, in John 5:30, Jesus says, "I can do nothing on My Own...I always do what pleases My Father."...Also if you believe that you have to Deity and Divine to do miracles and forgive others -we see that is exactly what happened when Jesus was gathered in a great number of people that were crowding in a room and there was no space left, not even outside the door...Still Jesus preached the Word to them...Some men came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them...Since they could not get the paralyzed one to Jesus because of the large crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on...When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”...Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking and said: “Why are you thinking these things?...Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?...But I want you to know that the Son of Man has Authority on earth to forgive sins.”...So He said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”...He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of everyone in the crowded room...This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”...This story of Jesus healing this paralyzed man demonstrates to everyone His Authority to forgive sin and heal which only a Divine One could do...
When Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, John tried to deter Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”...Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.”...So John consented...As soon as Jesus was baptized, He came up out of the water...At that moment heaven was opened, and H saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him...Ad a voice from heaven said, “This is My Son, whom I LOVE with Hm I AM well pleased.”...This baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River is often seen as a symbolic moment where He received the Holy Spirit and began His public ministry...Some believe this as the start of His Authority from God...
Jesus did many miracles...He had to have Great Knowledge and Authority from God for this to happen...His Divine Nature allowed Him to do things that Only a Deity could do...Jesus' healings, exorcisms, and other miracles are seen by many as demonstrations of His Authority over the natural world and spiritual realm...Through Jesus all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made...So He is over Creation and all the things made during the Creation of the World...John in His Gospel, the term Logos is used to refer to Jesus Christ, who is identified as the Incarnate Word of God...So in the Gospel of John, Logos takes on a central role, referring to Jesus Christ Himself...John 1:1 states, "In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."...Here, Logos symbolizes Jesus' pre-existence as the embodiment of Divine Word, Reason, and His Creation and Creative Powers...
This shows His Authority over the earthly world and the Spiritual World...
Jesus' teachings on love, forgiveness, mercy, patience, kindness, goodness, joy, peace, righteousness, and justice resonated with many people and challenged the established religious authorities...His message carried moral authority that inspired people to follow Him...Jesus is Full of Grace and Truth...Jesus is Perfectly Moral and committed no sins and no deceit ever left His mouth...
Followers of Jesus believe He is the One who fulfills the prophecies of the Hebrew Bible about the coming Messiah...This fulfillment could be seen as evidence of His Divinely ordained Authority...Jesus said "I can do nothing on My Own...I always do what pleases My Father."...This statement suggests that Jesus' actions and teachings align with God's Will as He expressed in Scripture...Jesus adds: "Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms."..."Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill them."...He is directly declaring Himself as the culmination of the Old Testament prophecies and it is He who fulfills their purpose...This emphasizes Jesus' continuity with Jewish tradition while re-interpreting Scripture's meaning through His Spoken Word, His teachings and actions...