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 About The Author
Larry Deason has been proclaiming the Good News of Jesus
Christ for 40 years. He has served the Body of Christ as deacon,
elder, preacher, missionary, counselor, teacher and writer.
Larry’s seminars have been presented throughout the
Northeastern United States, Texas, California, Hawaii, and
Florida. He has also presented seminars in Australia, New
Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands.
While doing mission work in New Zealand Larry co-founded
and taught for four years at the Tauranga Two-Year Bible School.
He also co-founded and directed the Northeast School of Biblical
Studies where he taught for 12 years. He also consulted in the
establishing of the South Pacific Bible College in New Zealand.
Larry has been a guest lecturer each year for the past 23 years at
the South Pacific Bible College.
Larry Deason has written more than 20 booklets, books and
in-depth study guides. These books have been distributed in all
the states in the USA and in more than 70 nations worldwide
including China, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
Larry and his wife Helen have been married for 50 years.
They have two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Larry Deason continues to do mission work, present his
seminars and distribute his books worldwide.
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 About The Author

Larry Deason has been proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ for 40
years. He has served the Body of Christ as deacon, elder, preacher, missionary,
counselor, teacher and writer.
Larry’s seminars have been presented throughout the Northeastern United
States, Texas, California, Hawaii, and Florida. He has also presented seminars
in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands.
While doing mission work in New Zealand Larry co-founded and taught for
four years at the Tauranga Two-Year Bible School. He also co-founded and
directed the Northeast School of Biblical Studies where he taught for 12 years.
He also consulted in the establishing of the South Pacific Bible College in New
Zealand. Larry has been a guest lecturer each year for the past 23 years at the
South Pacific Bible College.
Larry Deason has written more than 20 booklets, books and in-depth study
guides. These books have been distributed in all the states in the USA and in
more than 70 nations worldwide including China, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
Larry and his wife Helen have been married for 50 years. They have two
daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Larry Deason continues to do mission work, present his seminars and
distribute his books worldwide.
logos (=reasoning)
Logos encompasses
 right (by delegated authority due to con-
sent) to become children of God

NOTE: This life is not imparted by biological process. Believers

are given the life of God by divine impartation (read carefully
John 3:1-6).

VI. The relationship of the Word to flesh (1:14):

A. The act: “The Word became flesh….”
1. The recurrence of Logos here connects the
subject matter directly with what has gone
before (1:1-2). The former passage refers to
the eternal nature and relation of the Logos
to God, and the latter, to a change of rela-
tionship to the world of men.
2. He “became flesh.”
B. The action: “And lived for a while among us.”
1. “Lived for a while” (Gr: skënoö) literally
means “to pitch a tent.”28
2. The invisible, indefinable God descended to
the level of daily human life through the In-
carnation (see Matt. 1:18-23; Gal. 4:4).
C. The observation: “We have seen his glory.”
1. This expression denotes the effect which
the Incarnation has on finite human senses
(see 1 John 3:1-3).
2. “Have seen” (Gr: theaomai) denotes “a
careful scrutiny of what is before one in
order to understand its significance.”29
a. All the information that human investi-
gation could produce was made avail-
able by His willingness to be questioned
and observed.
b. The requirements of this kind of obser-
vation could not be met by a philo-
sophical argument. A personal self-
revelation was required.
3. This self-revelation of the Word was not
limited to only observation (of His body,
His person, His character, etc.), but was
interpreted to be the exhibition of divine
“grace and truth” in all its fullness. This
revelation was received by disciples of the
incarnate Word (compare John 1:16).
I. This sign was strategic in its importance.
A. This was the last and greatest of Jesus’ public
signs as recorded by John; it took place after
the last winter of Jesus’ earthly life, after His
ministry “beyond the Jordan,” but prior to the
week of Passover (see John 10:22).1
B. It was His final demonstration of His mastery
of human problems: He is Master over death,
the “last enemy” of man (see 1 Cor. 15:26).
C. It was convincing proof of His claim to be “the
resurrection and life” (11:25).
D. The narrative concludes with the chief priests
and Pharisees in full agreement, committed to
their task of putting Jesus to death.
II. The specific breakdown of the narrative reflects the
flow of events relating to this sign (11:1-53).
A. The report concerning Lazarus reaches Jesus
and His disciples (11:1-16).
1. The sisters regarded their brother’s sickness
as the logical occasion for Jesus’ interven-
tion, since life was being threatened and
love was a consideration (11:3).
2. Jesus regarded this as another opportunity
for the manifestation of divine power and
the progression of belief (11:4, 15, 25-26).2
Jesus
NOTE: By stating, in such terms, His commandment to “believe,”
Jesus connects Himself with God, asks them to believe in Him
equally with God, and asks them to believe in Him against all
He did
10
See Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker, pp. 480-481.
11
See Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker, p. 540.
express the
of the same bread and wine...
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 “THAT YOU MAY “THAT YOU MAY

“THAT YOU MAY

HAVE LIFE...”

HAVE LIFE...”
AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
OT H E R AVA I L A B L E B O O K S
HAVE LIFE...”
The Eternal Purpose and Plan of God: Set Free? Stay Free!
The Meaning & Purpose of Life (The Fallacy and Failure of Legalism) AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
The Love of Christ in Jesus of Nazareth:
The Local Congregation: Is He Really God’s Son?
Sharing Together in the Life and Labor of Jesus
When Your Back’s Against the Wall:
“If a Man Dies, Will He Live Again?” Rejoice Anyway!
(A Study of Eternal Life)
Loving Relationships That Last Series: One Step Closer to Jesus Series:
5 Booklets 5 Booklets

“The Righteousness of God”:

An In-Depth Study of Romans

Deason
Larry
Life CommunicationsTM
www.lifecommunications.faithsite.com • P.O. Box 1689 • Lady Lake, Florida 32158
$24.95
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