everlasting." — Thus Peter says to our Lord, "Thou hast the words of eternal life," (John vi. 68 ;) that is, we know Thou hast a commission to proclaim and publish eternal life. — Thus our Lord says, " The words that I speak are spirit and life." (John vi. 63.)
Poole and others say this sentence means, " I know that the way to life everlasting is to keep His commandments." But I cannot think this is the meaning.
Hall paraphrases the sentence, " The doctrine which by His commandment I preach unto you, is that which will surely bring you to everlasting life."
[Whatsoever I speak... as Father. ..so I speak.'] This sentence seems intended to wind up our Lord's public discourses to the unbelieving Jews at Jerusalem. " Whatsoever things I am teaching now, or have spoken to you all through my ministry, are things which the Father gave to Me to speak to you. I am only speaking to you what the Father said to Me. If therefore you reject or refuse my message, know once more, for the last time, that you are rejecting a message from God the Father Himself. I speak nothing but what the Father said to Me. If you despise it, you are despising the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob."
Let us remember that the holy boldness of this last verse should be a pattern to every minister and preacher of the Gospel. Sueh a man ought to be able to say confidently, " I know and am persuaded that the message I bring is life everlasting to all who believe it ; and that, in saying what I do, I say nothing but what God has showed me in His Word."