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1 | John 13:1 | John 13:1 | DocTrinsograce | 189345 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, Arthur W. Pink, in his Exposition of the Gospel of John, writes the following: "At the close of Christ's public ministry, we are told 'He departed and did hide himself from them'; that is, from the nation (John 12:36). In 13 to 17 we find the Savior, in most intimate fellowship with His disciples, revealing to them the wondrous place which they had in His love, and how that love would be continually exercised on their behalf now that He was about to leave them and go to the Father. He had told them that, 'the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many' (Matthew 20:28). All through His career Christ had 'ministered' to His own, but now, His public ministry was over and He was on the eve of giving His life a ransom for them, to be followed by Him taking His place on high. It would, therefore, be natural for the disciples to conclude that His 'ministry' unto them was also ended. But not so. It would continue, and that is what this blessed section of John's Gospel is primarily designed to show us. He loved these disciples (and us) not only unto the Cross, but 'unto the end.' His return to the Father would neither terminate nor diminish the activities of His love for His own: in Heaven He is still occupied with the interest of His people." As the earthly ministry of Christ comes to an end, it marks the beginning of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God's elect in the Church (John 16:7). It would have been an incredible blessing to have experienced Christ's love during His sojourn upon the earth. However, what a far greater thing it is to experience the far more personal expression of His love through the Holy Spirit. That love is active and expressive all the way through to the end. That word is the Greek telos meaning the ultimate, aimed for, objective. Then we shall experience this love through the Father (Zephaniah 3:17) on through eternity (Revelation 22). As the presence and love of God grows at each point in intimacy, imagine what it will be like in glory! In Him, Doc |
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2 | John 13:1 | John 13:1 | azurelaw | 189444 | ||
Dear Doc, Sorry for my belated thanks. I need some time to reread it and digest. Thanks for giving the Greek word telos which helps a lot as well. And I learned one more Greek, :-) Shalom Azure |
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3 | John 13:1 | John 13:1 | DocTrinsograce | 189445 | ||
Thank you for the encouragement, sister Azure. | ||||||