John 1:16

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION It is our purpose to give (D. V.) a verse by verse exposition of the fourth Gospel in the course of this series of studies, but before turning to the opening verses of chapter I it will be necessary to consider John’s Gospel as a whole, with th... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 25 CHRIST AND THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES John 7:1-13 Below we give a rough Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Jesus walked in Galilee: verse 1. 2. Time: immediately before the Feast of Tabernacles: verse 2. 3. The request of Christ’s brethren... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 29 CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 8:12-32 The following is a Summary of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Christ the Light of the world: verse 12. 2. The Pharisees’ denial: verse 13. 3. Christ enforces His claim to absolute Deity: verses 14-18. 4... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 3 CHRIST, THE WORD INCARNATE John 1:14-18 We first submit a brief Analysis of the passage which is to be before us—John 1:14-18. We have here:— 1. Christ’s Incarnation—"The word became flesh": John 1:14. 2. Christ’s Earthly sojourn—"And tabernacled among us:"... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 5 CHRIST AND HIS FIRST DISCIPLES John 1:35-51 We first submit a brief Analysis of the passage which is to be before us. We would divide it as follows:— 1. John points to Christ as God’s Lamb, John 1:35, 36. 2. The effect of this on two of his disciples, John ... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 6 CHRIST’S FIRST MIRACLE John 2:1-11 First of all we will give a brief and simple Analysis of the passage before us:— 1. The Occasion of the Miracle: a marriage in Cana, verse 1. 2. The Presence there of the Mother of Jesus, verse 1. 3. The Savior and His Dis... Read More

By the way of introduction let us bring before the reader the following Scriptures: 1. “Ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life” (John 5:40). 2. “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). 3. “No man can come to Me, except the Father which... Read More

"But the God of all grace, who bath called us." In the last chapter (utilizing Goodwin’s analysis) it was pointed out that this most blessed title has respect to what God is in Himself, what He is in His eternal purpose, and what He is in His actings toward His people. Here, in the words just quoted... Read More

No thorough study of the prayers of the apostles, or of the prayers of the Bible as a whole, would be complete without an examination of the benedictions with which the apostles (James excepted), prefaced their Epistles. Those opening salutations were very different from a mere act of politeness, as... Read More

"Now the God of peace. . . make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ." As previously intimated, there is a very close connection between this verse and the preceding one. Here we have the request that the apostle... Read More