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Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 1:16

John THE FULNESS OF CHRIST Joh_1:16 . What a remarkable claim that is which the Apostle here makes for his Master! On the one side he sets His solitary figure as the universal Giver; on the other side are gathered the whole race of men, recipients from Him. As in the wilderness the children of Israel clustered round the rock from which poured out streams, copious enough for all the thirsty camp, John, echoing his Master’s words, ‘If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink,’ here... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 1:17

John GRACE AND TRUTH Joh_1:17 . There are scarcely any traces, in the writings of the Apostle John, of that great controversy as to the relation of the Law and the Gospel which occupied and embittered so much of the work of the Apostle Paul. We have floated into an entirely different region in John’s writings. The old controversies are dead-settled, I suppose, mainly by Paul’s own words, and also to a large extent by the logic of events. This verse is almost the only one in which John... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 1:1-13

the Light for the New Year’s Path John 1:1-13 The titles of our Lord are set forth in royal fashion. As speech reveals the hidden thoughts of men, so does our Lord utter the unseen God. God spake and it was done. His words preceded the act of creation, but Christ was the Word or utterance of God. He who created time preceded time, and that which is before time is eternal and divine. Christ is the organ or medium by which God goes forth in creation, providence, and redemption. The life of God... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 1:14-28

the Voice of Promise John 1:14-28 Note that the Revised Version changes the words was made to became, John 1:14 . Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming; and evidently there was a process of self-limitation. Dwelt, that is, tabernacled. As the Shechinah light was veiled by the curtain of the Tabernacle, so the divine essence in Jesus was veiled by His humanity, though it shone out at the Transfiguration. He was full of grace, the unmerited love of God; full of truth, coming to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 1:1-51

The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bringing together verses John 1:1; John 1:14; John 1:18. In these the Eternal is linked to the temporal, and the temporal is revealed as the interpretation of the Eternal. The rest of the prologue consists of three parentheses. 1. Verses John 1:2-13, in which the glories of the Word are revealed in... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 1:1-18

Visions of the Lord Jesus Christ John 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Four Gospels present the Lord Jesus Christ under four distinct aspects. The Gospel of John tells us of Christ, in His all-glorious Deity. The first chapter of the Gospel gives us a view of the Lord, under different and distinct names. What the world needs today is a new vision of Christ; and, in Him, a new vision of the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Men have been humanizing Christ, and deifying man, until they have all but... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 1:6

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAPTIST‘There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.’John 1:6There are two things about John which we have to remember:— I. He was a fearless man.—In those days, as now, people were very fond of having their own way; and John went into the midst of these people, and he told them of their sins, and did not spare one of them, whether it was a soldier, or statesman, or king. II. He was a very humble man.—Men brave in the battlefield are generally the humblest in... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 1:10

BLINDNESS OF HEART‘He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.’ John 1:10 These are the words in which the last of the Apostles summed up the direct and visible results of the Incarnation. He is above all impressed with the awful paradox that, when God became man, men were so blind as not to perceive it.A sad text, and yet it has its consolations. I. It teaches us that the Presence of our Lord does not depend on our faith, or our love, or our keenness of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF RELIGION‘We beheld His glory … full of grace and truth.’ John 1:14 In what does the attractiveness of our religion consist? There are multitudes to whom the Christian religion has no attractiveness whatever. There are others to whom it is the supremest attraction of their lives. I. The religion of Jesus Christ is bound up in the Person of Christ, the Babe of Bethlehem. He is the attraction. For Who is He? He is God. He is the Eternal Son of the Eternal Father. He Who was... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 1:18

THE REVELATION OF GOD TO MAN‘No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.’ John 1:18 What is meant by Revelation.—Etymologically the term means the drawing aside of a veil. I. Christians believe that all knowledge is revelation, or the drawing back of the veil. The worldling speaks of invention and discovery, but the God-fearing man calls it revelation. The worldly man would speak of radium as a discovery, but we speak of... read more

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