Christ's farewell sermon to the public, Notice— I. THE MISSION OF CHRIST IN RELATION TO FAITH . 1. Faith in the Son involves faith in the Father . "He that believeth on me, believeth not on me [only]." 2. A spiritual vision of Christ involves a spiritual vision of the Father . "He that seeth me," etc. 3. Faith in Christ alone made full faith in the Father possible . II. THE MISSION OF CHRIST IN ' RELATION ' TO UNBELIEF . 1. ... read more
The revelation of God becomes the light of the soul and the light of the world. The evangelist had said, in his prologue, "In him was life," and the Life (the eternal Loges of life) was "the Light of men." All true understanding, all purifying, gracious influence shed on human affairs, nature, or destiny, are the issue and result of the Divine Life which, under every dispensation, has wrought in humanity. Above all, "the Light that lighteth every man," namely, that which has always and which... read more
If any one shall have heard my sayings, and have (guarded) kept £ them not. Here our Lord passes from the effect of his earthly life, which is light, to that of the words ( ῥημάτα ) by which the whole future of mankind will be affected, and one is reminded of the close of the sermon on the mount, where the condition of that man is portrayed who hears the λόγους of Christ and doeth them net, whose destiny will be determined by the natural course of things (see Matthew 7:26... read more
A light into the world - John 8:12; John 1:9; John 3:19.Walk in darkness - In gross and dangerous errors. Darkness is put for error as well as for sin, John 3:19; 1 John 1:5. It is also used to denote the state when the comforts of religion are withdrawn from the soul, Isaiah 8:22; Joel 2:2; Isaiah 59:9; John 8:12. read more
I judge him not ... - John 8:15. It was not his present purpose to condemn men. He would come to condemn the guilty at a future time. At present he came to save them. Hence he did not now even pronounce decisively on the condition of those who rejected him, but still gave them an opportunity to be saved. read more
John 12:44-50. Jesus On some occasion or other, soon after this, in order to strengthen the faith of those timid and diffident disciples (if such they could be called) last mentioned, and to inspire them with courage; cried Or proclaimed, with a loud voice, when, it appears, a considerable number of people were gathered about him; and said, He that believeth on me Really and cordially; believeth not on me alone, but on him that sent me And thereby does honour to the Father himself.... read more
137. Final message to the Jews (John 12:27-50)Jesus trembled as he thought of the suffering that awaited him, but he was determined to finish the work he had come to do. He prayed that through his death he would glorify his Father, and his Father responded in a voice from heaven that the prayer would be answered (John 12:27-29). As the startled onlookers were wondering what they had heard, Jesus told them that the time for Satan’s defeat was approaching. Through Jesus’ crucifixion, people of... read more
I am come , &c. Compare John 8:12 . read more
words = sayings. Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . judge. Greek. krino. App-122 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:44-50
The responsibilities attaching to Jewish unbelief. The evangelist now takes a retrospective glance at the unbelief of Judaism. What follows is but a summary of our Lord's past teaching. I. MARK BY CONTRAST THE POSITION OF THE BELIEVER . "He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me." 1. The believer recognizes Jesus as the Messiah sent by the Father, as the Revelation of the Father's love and... read more