John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 14:12
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Ver. 12. And greater works than these ] Greater in regard of the matter, as converting 3000 souls at a sermon, reducing a great part of the world to the obedience of Christ, &c. But yet less than those Christ did, for the manner. For, 1. They did not them in their own name, but in his. 2. They preached not that they were... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - John 14:12-14
John 14:12-14He that believeth on Me the works that I do shall he do also.The activity of the glorified ChristI. ITS REALITY AND CERTAINTY. Verses 13, 14 show that Christ regarded Himself as the worker and His followers only as His agents. II. ITS ORGAN AND INSTRUMENT. Our Saviour’s language 1. Does not mean that He will work through no other way than the collective Church, which is His body, and the believer who is a member of it; because in point of fact He does, as the Governor of the... read more