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William Hendriksen · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Hendriksen has an interesting comment - When “the fiery trial” arrives, they must never be able to say, “How strange and unexpected! Why did not the Lord prepare us for this? Why did he not warn us?” (cf. 1 Peter 4:12). Now that they have been warned beforehand, their very suffering (when it arrives) will confirm their faith in Jesus. They will remember his words. Hence, they will then say, “If his predictions with respect to woe are being realized, those with respect to weal (prosperity) will also be fulfilled.” (BORROW Exposition of the Gospel according to John PAGE 320) Steven
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Hendriksen - While the world is busily engaged in the work of rejecting the Christ and persecuting his Church, the Holy Spirit, through the preaching of the apostles, will glorify Christ. He will cause the virtues of Christ to be proclaimed, showing forth his power, holiness, love, etc., and causing these to become resplendently manifest among the nations. Thus, the Spirit will glorify the Son. He will take that which is Christ’s—the very substance of his teaching regarding the purpose of redemption, manner of salvation, etc.—and will enlarge on it. Whatever Christ has done, is doing, will do (for the Church) is the theme of the Holy Spirit’s teaching. Jesus has a right to call this teaching which is based upon the facts of redemption his very own, for as he has himself declared again and again (see on verse 13), he has received it from the Father; so that he is able to say, “All that the Father has is mine,” (BORROW Exposition of the Gospel according to John PAGE 328) Bob
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Hendriksen explains "The light is shining brightly now, more brightly, perhaps, than ever before. Within a few hours it will be obscured once more. Yet, the confession which is here made will linger on in the realm of the subconscious, until by and by, when the Lord arises in triumph from the tomb and (a little later) pours out his Spirit, it will bear the fruit of calm and steadfast assurance, and this fruit will abide forever. (BORROW New Testament Commentary: The Gospel of John PAGE 340) (Bold added) By this ("because of this" - NET) we believe (pisteuo) that You came from God - By this begs the question "by what?" Presumably by Jesus' (supernatural) insight into their hearts. This is now their honest affirmation of Jesus' deity and origin. They still do not have a full grasp of the significance of His death which was to provide a substitutionary atonement for the world of sinners. That understanding would break through at Pentecost. But for now their belief, albeit not mature, was genuine. On the other hand, as the following passages demonstrate, Jesus is going to challenge their belief. John
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Hendriksen - It is certainly remarkable that at the very moment when the Man of Sorrows concludes his final discourse in the Upper Room, just before he treads the valley of deepest gloom, he addresses his disciples with these remarkable words, “Be of good cheer!” As far as the record is concerned, with a single exception, he was the only one who employed that heartening verb (θάρσει, θαρσεῖτε). One finds it in the following passages: Matt. 9:2, 22; 14:27; Mark 6:50; 10:49 (the one exception); John 16:33; and Acts 23:11. Surely, the man who conquers along with Christ has reason to be cheerful! And this even in the midst of tribulation; yes, even because of tribulation, as is shown beautifully in Acts 5:41. (BORROW Exposition of the Gospel according to John PAGE 344) Warren