When going through the book of John, there are 329 descriptions of Jesus Christ that I got from the disciple whom Jesus loved. I encourage you to read through this Gospel and take down all the descriptions that you can find.
The Word
The Truth
The Creator of everything
The Life of Light
Real
Unnoticeable in appearance
Brings back the true self of believers
Generous inside and out from beginning to end
Ahead of us
Abundantly generous
Generous with understanding
First place
God’s Passover Lamb
Forgives the world’s sins
God Revealer
Like a dove flying out of the sky
Authorizes us to callings
Baptizer of the Holy Spirit
Son of God
Teacher
Shower, not just a teller
Messiah (Christ)-the promised deliverer; savior
Encourager
Straight forward
Joseph and Mary’s son
Omniscient; He knows everything
Giver of Hope
Unpredictable
Perfect timing
Problem solver
Saves the best for last
Miracle worker
Owner of glory
Angered by things that rip glory from Him
Jealous
Not a respecter of man
Ability to see right through people
Points to the future
Invisible moving the visible
Spirit of God
Speaker of sober truth
Not a speaker of heresay
Son of Man
Presence man cannot witness
Worthy of being lifted up
Trustworthy
Expectant
Giver of eternal life
Loves the world enough to give His only Son to save them
A helper; not a ridiculer
Healer for an unhealthy world
One-of-a-kind
Hates practicing evil
Hates denial and evil illusions
Living truth and reality
Baptizer
Reason we have eternal success
The center of attention
The head and shoulders
Heavenly
Giver of love
Way to forever
Worth accepting
Hates spiritual competition
Drama free-not a pot stirrer
Breaker of stereotypes
Generous
Giver of living water
Satisfies
Gushing fountains of blessings
Speaker of conviction
Knows our deepest secrets before we even say them aloud
Available to all
He cares about who you are and the way you live rather than what your name is and what you’ve accomplished.
He likes those who are honest with themselves in worship.
He is coming back
He talks to sinners
He talks to strangers
He knows everything you’ve done.
He knows you inside and out.
He wants us to look at what’s right in front of us.
He spends time with those who desire to spend time with Him.
He’s the Savior of the world
Disrespected by those closest to him
Prophet
He is impressive
Great physician
Instant healer
Respects government authority
God’s love trumps religious traditions
Humble
Believes spiritual healing is far greater than emotional or physical healing
He takes no off days
The Great Example
Controls everyone-no one can do anything unless the Father allows it
Raises the dead
Creator of life
Includes everyone
Judges everyone fairly
Chooses who will be honored
Made Jesus equal to Him
Appears to be an outsider, when He’s actually the main insider.
The sound of His voice is more powerful that any earthly sound
He is alive
He doesn’t do anything for His own way
He is our Witness
He has work for you to do
He wants to send you
He wants you to hear His message from His messenger
He doesn’t receive crowd approval
He is dismissed
He is avoided
He is ignored
He has given us evidence of His reality through the prophets
He craves to feed the hungry
He asks questions for us to answer with the purpose of strengthening our faith.
He is not wasteful
He is at work among His people so we can benefit and see Him.
He values time alone with us
He comforts those who are afraid
He is our Master
He wants you to commit your life to Him.
He gives us the freedom to choose Him
He is trustworthy.
He takes our brokenness and makes us whole.
He is in charge
He is responsible for us drawing near to Jesus
He keeps the end in mind and wants us to do the same.
He teaches where we can learn with our own eyes and hear with our own ears.
He will give you eternal life if you believe in Him.
He walked this earth; flesh and blood.
He enters into us when we choose to follow Him.
He makes life.
He sees our weak faith and weak minds and meets us where we are at for a better understanding.
He likes when we ask Him questions for a bette understanding of Him.
He gives the gift of understanding.
He tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
He loves those even knowing they will betray Him.
He makes saving people His business; everything else is secondary.
He works behind the scenes instead of in the spotlight.
He knows the evil behind pretensions.
A lot of people talk about Him, but not a lot of people sign on with Him.
He encourages us to test teachings.
He speaks only facts.
He is authentically right.
Our true origin is in God.
He provides convincing evidence.
We can’t find where is He is right now, even if we tried.
He is glorified among believers.
He guarantees a spring of life for those who thirst.
The leaders do not believe in Him.
His believers are often thought of as ignorant.
He is often tried in order to be proven wrong.
He talks to sinners.
You walk confidently when walking with Him because you are walking in the light.
His word is true
He doesn’t make judgements based on what He can see and touch.
He doesn’t make judgements based on experiences, but based on His wisdom that we will never know here on earth.
He gives us two major testimonies: Jesus and the Word
He is in touch with what’s beyond the horizon; away from the mundane.
When we question righteousness, we question God.
He gives freedom in truth.
Our Father is more valuable than our earthly father.
He wants us to carry on the family heredity and do things as He does.
If we love Him, we will obey Him.
We only know Him if we first love Him and His ways.
He says if you can’t understand Him, you are serving the devil.
He is not selfish.
Gods plans are glorious and grand.
He is going to spare us death.
He is greater than the prophets.
He does not look for blame, but value in people.
He can do anything in anyone.
He opens our eyes
He is not intimidated.
God isn’t at the beck and call of sinners.
He listens carefully anyone who lives in reverence and does His will.
He finds those who are persecuted for their faith.
We can know God with His voice.
He came into the world to bring everything into clear light of day.
He made everything clear by sending Jesus to the earth.
He gives sight to the blind, allowing them to see their sins for what they are.
He sees value in the process.
He is our Shepherd.
He opens the gate for us.
He calls me His own.
He calls me by name.
He leads.
He speaks to us in ways we understand.
He speaks to us in ways that will make sense later.
He is the gate.
He is the real deal.
He sent the gate to save us.
Good Shepherd
Life-giver
He wants us to be full.
Sacrifice
Our owner; he posses us.
He is the unifier.
His voice is one worth listening to.
He loves His only Son.
From a worldly standpoint, he’s crazy: in word, action and thought.
He is constantly challenged and questioned.
He speaks plainly to us.
He does works in the Father’s name.
He will never allow us to die.
He is greater than anyone.
The Father and the Son are one.
The truths He speaks makes the majority angry.
He calls reason for persecution “good things.”
He claims that Scripture is always true.
The works of Jesus are the works of the Father.
God was in Jesus when He was on earth.
He has good friends he loved.
Compassionate: He hurts when our bodies grow weak even though he knows the good that is coming.
Disciple’s guide
Healer by presence or mention of His name.
Giver of anything His children ask.
The resurrection.
His spirit sometimes gets sad and troubled around our seasons of sorrow.
Miracle Worker
Beneficiary
He puts up boundaries
He surrounded Himself with likeminded Christians
Not of the world
Comes to our home when we invite Him.
Deserves the best we have.
Devalues money.
Praises those who look ahead to the big picture.
Warns that people will persecute you because you love Him.
Minimalist.
Glorified.
Encourages us to bury this life with joy because the eternal is better.
Wants us to serve Him by following Him.
Rewarder
When He is shaken, He looks to God’s glory.
He speaks for us, specifically.
Attracts followers.
The Light that keeps us from darkness.
Sees what our blindness cannot.
His glory overflows.
His glory overpowers human approval.
Not a rejector.
His commands produce real, eternal life.
He loves His companions dearly
He speaks to convict regardless of how its received
In charge of everything
Serves in times of sadness
Encourages our patience
Concern for holiness
Master
Sets patterns for us to follow
Gets emotional when we betray Him
Convicts without publicly shaming
The Great Revealer
Where He is, we are not yet able to go.
His love doesn’t look like the world’s love.
He has plenty of room for us in His house.
He’s coming back for us
The Way
The Truth
The Life
Answers holy requests
We share the same mission as Him
Giver of the Holy Spirit
Special Friend
Spirit of Truth
Will not leave us orphaned
Alive
Makes Himself plain to those who love Him
Made us whole
Real vine
Farmer/Pruner
Wants an intimate and organic relationship with us
Calls us His friends
Chose us
Hated by the world
Completed works man can’t do
Warning
Exposes the error of the godless world’s view of sin, righteousness, and judgement.
Only gives us what we can handle when we can handle it
Doesn’t draw attention to Himself
He takes from Jesus and delivers it to us.
Giver of Wisdom
Turns sadness into joy
Knowledge of everything
Conqueror of the World
Display of Bright Splendor
In charge of every human
One and Only
Our possessor
Holy Father
Guard
One Heart
One Mind
Complete joy
Consecrating truth
Unified
Searched out for righteous and unrighteous motives
Sacrifice
Condemns sacrifices for worldly motives
Witnesses without fear
Speaks whole truth over comfort
Convicts people with questions of reflection
Prophet
His Kingdom doesn’t consist of what’s around us
Not the King of the World
Witness to the truth
Knowledgeable of culture
Martyr
Abused
Persecuted
Not Guilty
Mocked
Did not curse those who mocked Him
Authority
King of the Jews
Understands physical pain
Unpredictable
Risen
Unrecognizable to many
Calls you by your name
Encourages us to witness
Gives rich blessings to those who believe without seeing
Personal
Provides in order for us to provide
Reliable
Accurate
Infinitely good
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