The version of John has another focus of area than the gospels of Mark. John focuses more on how and why people should believe in Jesus and how to find the way to receive eternal life or forgiveness from God. For example in John 3: 8,
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
What this wants to say is that the re-birth of the spiritual life is something that you can’t earn only by seeking for it. I thought this was quite a radical idea compared with the beliefs Jesus taught previously. I mean, he has always taught that faith is the only and absolute power humans can posses.
Also in verse 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus talks about God and eternal life, in which Mark hasn’t mentioned about it as much. Mark has focused more in events in which shows that Jesus is the chosen one. He describes how he teaches his twelve sometimes naughty disciplines and followers and how faith and his ability make him be so powerful and confident.
Another description of God is mentioned in verse 4: 24, “God isa Spirit: and they that worship him must worship himin spirit and in truth.” For the first time I read an explanation of Him that is related to physical conception. This line has surprised me a bit actually. I had a misconception that one of the unique and an important characteristic of the Bible is that it has many rules and regulations. For example, in order to be a faithful follower of God, you need follow I-don’t-know-what rule. However, that is not it. One of the most faithful followers you can be is by being faithful inside your own heart. That the decorations you would have outside yourself is not as important as the real state inside of you.
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
What this wants to say is that the re-birth of the spiritual life is something that you can’t earn only by seeking for it. I thought this was quite a radical idea compared with the beliefs Jesus taught previously. I mean, he has always taught that faith is the only and absolute power humans can posses.
Also in verse 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus talks about God and eternal life, in which Mark hasn’t mentioned about it as much. Mark has focused more in events in which shows that Jesus is the chosen one. He describes how he teaches his twelve sometimes naughty disciplines and followers and how faith and his ability make him be so powerful and confident.
Another description of God is mentioned in verse 4: 24, “God isa Spirit: and they that worship him must worship himin spirit and in truth.” For the first time I read an explanation of Him that is related to physical conception. This line has surprised me a bit actually. I had a misconception that one of the unique and an important characteristic of the Bible is that it has many rules and regulations. For example, in order to be a faithful follower of God, you need follow I-don’t-know-what rule. However, that is not it. One of the most faithful followers you can be is by being faithful inside your own heart. That the decorations you would have outside yourself is not as important as the real state inside of you.
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