The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:8-21
(5) The question of Philip , with the reply . read more
John 14:15-17 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:8-21
Philip's questioning. This disciple, one of the earliest, seizes upon the last word of our Lord and asks for a bodily sight of the Father. I. PHILIP 'S DEMAND TO SEE THE FATHER . "Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us." 1. It is hard to decide how much of ignorance is compatible with saving grace . 2. Evidently Philip thought of such a revelation of God as was vouchsafed to Moses in answer to the request , " Lord , show me thy glory ." 3. He... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:12-15
(b) The greater works , and their conditions and issues , He offers a fresh ground of consolation, based on the double consideration, first of his departure from them and abiding presence with them, and then on the reflex effect on their own faith and on the world of their consciousness of union with him. He throws the arms of his love round about, not only the eleven disciples, but all believers on him, and in a sense draws them up into his own Divinity. With these words must be... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:15
If ye love me, keep £ my commandments . This great saying is enlarged on in the subsequent section—the relation of love to obedience, obedience producing love, and love suggesting obedience and supplying it with motive. τὰς ἐντολὰς τὰς ἐμάς , "the commandments which are peculiarly mine" (see Westcott on John 15:9 ), "as either adopted and reuttered by me , or as originating in my new relation to you." "Guard them as a sacred deposit, obey them as the only reasonable... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:15
Love, the Christian motive to obedience. In these simple words our Lord revealed the great principle which was to be the life and salvation of the world. That love to him, in response to his love to them, was to be the motive by which their future conduct was to be inspired and governed; such was the revelation the Divine Jesus made to his most intimate and sympathetic friends. And however indistinctly they might apprehend the importance of this principle, these disciples, by acting upon... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:15-17
Love and obedience. Notice— I. OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST AS THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF LOVE TO HIM . "If ye love me," etc. Where there is love to Christ, there is scarcely any need of a command to obey him; but it will follow as the stream from the fountain, or light and heat from the sun. Where there is love to Christ: 1. There is a recognition of his Divine authority . Where there is no authority, there is neither right nor power to command. There may be... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:16
"Another Comforter." This designation of the Holy Spirit brings forward into prominence his work on earth and his relation to men. And this is the aspect in which the Spirit of God has most interest for us. The theologian properly studies the Third Person of the Trinity in relation to the Father and the Son. But to the Christian desirous of appropriating the blessings revealed by religion, there is great encouragement in this designation, " another Comforter." I. THE PROMISE IS ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:16-17
Consequent on this obedient love, conditioned by it, is the Lord's assurance: And I will ask the Father — ἐρωτᾷν is used of an asking which is based on close and intimate fellowship; it is the word which implies the presentation of wish or a desire from an equal to an equal, while αἰτεῖν represents the prayer or seeking which rises from an inferior to a superior (see note, John 16:26 , and other usage of the same words, John 17:9 , John 17:15 , John 17:20 )— and he will... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:16-18
"Another Comforter." I. AS ANSWER TO A REQUEST OF JESUS . The manifestation of the Holy Spirit is a conditional thing. Jesus must ask the Father for it; and he can only ask the Father when he perceives the disciples to be going in the way of his directions. If only the disciples will do what Jesus wants them to do, ha will secure for them the indispensable help. They must not be under the delusion that the might of the Holy Spirit will be given to aid them in their own plans... read more
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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:17
Verse 17 17.The Spirit of truth. Christ bestows on the Spirit another title, namely, that he is the Master or Teacher of truth. (68) Hence it follows, that until we have been inwardly instructed by him, the understandings of all of us are seized with vanity and falsehood. Whom the world cannot receive. This contrast shows the peculiar excellence of that grace which God bestows on none but his elect; for he means that it is no ordinary gift of which the world is deprived. In this sense, too,... read more