Signs of Authority in the Gospel of John - Part 1

Introduction and Turning Water into Wine

A sign is the Greek word semeion that points to something other than itself. Thayer's definition is: "of miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God's. The eight signs in John point to and provide the evidence that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God and God was his Father. He was the only begotten Son - the unique One.

The signs show his authority as the Son of God and then because we have Christ in us, they point to our authority as well as sons of God.

Turning the water into wine show his authority over timing - that Jesus was living according to God's schedule, not anyone else's, and over nature. He shows the characteristic of his Father as Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who provides.

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