The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:32
The saving influence of Christ. Notice it— I. IN SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES . 1. It is the influence of the greatest Person . "And I," etc. To know something about influence, let us ask who influences? 2. The influence of the greatest Person, having made the greatest sacrifice . "And I, if I be lifted up." The incarnate Word laid down his life as a sacrifice for sin. This sacrifice is infinite, perfect, and matchless. 3. The influence of the... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:32
Divine attraction. The shadow of the cross lay athwart the path of Jesus. His soul was troubled, for the hour was come. The grain of wheat was about to fall into the soil, and there to die. Yet our Savior looked beyond the near to the distant future. He knew that, though the hour was come, it was the hour in which God should be glorified; that though the seed should die, it should bear much fruit; that though he himself was about to be lifted up from the earth, he should draw all men unto... read more