76 • We have received in our new natu re H is fulness. F o r every grace in Jesus Christ th ere is a corresponding grace fo r us— His fulness. No lim itation to our sp iritual growth. Grace corre- spondsito all th e perfection of His will. T ru th corresponds to all th e virtue of His understanding. (d ) The Word, the In terp rete r of th e F ath e r, v. 18. “The only begotten Son, he h ath declared him .” He came to declare the F a th e r, (John 15:15; Heh. 1 :2 ; John 14 :9 ; Col. 1:15; 1 John 1 :1 -3 ). Jesus was in th e bosom of the F ath er, and John was in the bosom of Jesus and understood Him. (John 13:23.) To understand these deep tru th s, we too must lie on the bosom of Jesus. (2) THE TESTIMONY OF THE WIT- ' NESS TO THE WORD, vs. 19-36. (a) The Function of a W itness (Acts 26 :16 ). (b) The Force of Testimony (Matt. 3 :5 ). (c) The F aith fu l W itness (2 Pet. 1 :19 ; Rev. 3 :1 4 ). (d) The F acts Testified to (v. 34; , 2 Cor. 1 :22 ). (3) FINDING HIS BROTHER, vs. 35-51. Here is a lesson on soul-winning. It is of first importance because it is the first illu stration and message of Jesus on th is subject. . (a) John th e Baptist is th e sign post and says, “ Behold the Lamb of God.” (v. 36.) (h) Hearing the testimony (v. 37). F aith cometh by hearing (Rom. 10 :17 ). (c) Seeking acquaintance (v. 38). (d) Meeting evidence (v. 39). (e) Obeying a call (v. 43). (f) Dispelling doubt (v. 49). (g) Proving omniscience (v. 48). (h ) Confession of Christ (v. 49). (i) Jesu s’ prophecy of fu tu re glory.
T HE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S Topics fo r Sturdy (v. 1) E tern ity of th e Word (5:17- 19) (v. 1) Godhead of th e Word (10: 30-33; 20:28) (v. 14) Sonship of th e Word (1 John 4:9) (v. 14) Incarnation of th e Word (1 John 1:1-3) (v. 4) Life— Its Source (1 4 :6 ) Its fullness (v. 16) (v. 4) L ights—Its Source (8 :1 2 ) (v. 14) Glory— Its Source (17 :5 ) (v. 12) Power of Word to Bestow Sonship (.17:2)- (v. 16) Power of Word to Bestow Grace (v. 14) Fatherhood of God (10:29, 30) (v. 12) Sonship of Believers (1 John 3:1) (v. 12) A uthority of Believers (1 John 3 :2 ) (v. 12) Assurance of Belieyers (Rom. 8:1, 38, 39) (v. 1-3) New B irth (John 3:3) (v. 7) Salvation by Believing (20: 31) • (v. 12) Salvation by Receiving (9: 38) (v. 5) Moral Darkness of the World (3 :19 ) (v. 5) Ignorance of the World (7: 5) (v. 10) Rejection of Christ (18 :40 ) (v. 15) The W itness to the Truth. This is one of th e most wonderful paragraphs of literatu re ever w ritten. It introduces th e greatest hook in the world— an in tim ate friend ’s story of Jesus as “ th e Christ, th e Son of God.” It contains th e introduction proper to th e whole hook and the first testimonies to Christ as th e Son of God. 1. R egarding th e Person of Christ we are told in a direct and frank way th a t He was the expression of th e life SUGGESTIVE COMMENT By Rev. John Maclnnis
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