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Henry Robert Reynolds [1825-1896] • SECTION 141

The Pulpit Commentary — John — Volume 1 — Section 141

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8. Tlte triump'!ial ~ 1'nlo J ~ Cbrl1t'1 challenge of the authorltle■, and It■ result.. Ch. xii. 12-19. 4. ~ de•·~ of tM "Gre.,b"-tli<! rYlf>"'lsentat,'vn of th, wor-ld beyond the th100NCy-to ,,, Jesus. Ch. xii. 20-28. Tlte reply of Jesu,, Ch. xii. 23-30. (1) The glorification of the Son of man in and through death. Ch. :i:il. 23-28, (2) The anticipetion of Gethsemane, and the heavenly voice whloh answers the ory of the Son of man. Cb. xii, 27--30. 5. The judgment of this 1JJorld. Ch. xii. 81--36, 6. The r-ejl«:tioM of the eMngelist. Ch. xii. 37--48. 7. The summation of the supreme conftict bet!J/«n C1III' Lord and tli<! IJ/Orld. Ch. xU. «-50, N. THE Fnf.l.L llliliIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND AartON OF THE LoGos INCARNATE, AS Lovg, EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTl'EIUlOST. In two dlvisiona- (A) "The inner glorification of the Christ," in the presence of those who received and believed him. Cb. xiii.-rvii. (B) "The outer glorification of the Christ, both in his Passion and resnrrection." The Lord of all spontaneously yielding himself to death, laying down his life, taking it again, and lifting hill dleciples into vital UDion with the risen life. Ch. :rviii.-:i::i:i, In further detail- .A. THE I!mEB. GLOB.IPIOATION OP l'EBn:ar LoVE. 1. The God-Man, humiliating himself to the e:i:tremity of self-sacrificing aervice, becomea the example and inspiration of mutual love. Cb. nil, 1-17. 2. The exclusion of the faithless disciple. Ch. :i:iii. 18--30, 8. The valedictory discourses. Ch. xiii. 81-rvi. 83. (1) The glorification of tli<! Son of man, and of the Father in the Son, Cb. xiii. 31-33. (2) The demand which this glorification would make on the mutual fidelity and affection of the disciples. Cb, xiii. 34, 35. (8) The question of Simon Pder-, with the terrible response which broke the eleven disciples down into a passion of grief, followed by our Lord's consoling promiae. Cb. Iili. 86--xiv. 4. , ( 4) The question of Th<Yf1IIU, eliciting from Chriat that he was going to the Father, and that his death wu their "way" as well aa his own way thither. Ch, :i:iv. 5-7. (5) The question of Philip, with the reply. Ch. xiv. 8-21. (a) Jesua the full Revelation of the Father, Cb. :i:iv. 8-11, (b) The greater works, and their conditions and issues, Ch. xiv. 12-15. (e) The greatest GiR-the other Paraclete. Ch. xiv. 16-21. (6) The question of Judtu, answered by indicating conditions of our Lo1·d's self-mantresta- tion; the call for Ion to himself, the promise of the Comforter, and the gift of peace. Ch. xiv. 22-31, (7) The parable of tM ,.;,., and ,t, br-ancli<!,. Living union and incorporation of th• disciples in one personality with himself. Ch. n. 1-10, (8) The ,..,,nllt, of the union betioeen Chr-ist and his disciples. Ch.-u. 11-xvi. 8, (a) To themselves. Ch. xv. 11-16. • (b) To the unbelieving world. Ch. xv. 17-27. (e) The bitter issue■ of the hostility of the world. Ch. xvi. 1-6. (9) The pr-r,mi• of 1114 ParacJet,. Ch. xvi. 7-33. . • (a) The threefold conviction of the world. Ch. XVI, 7'-11. (b) The power of the Paraclete upon the disciples themselves. Ch. xvi. 12- -15. (c) The aorrow turned to joy. Ch. xvi. 16-24. (a) The final conviction wrought that JesWI was what he had said he waa. The joy of Christ, with it.a note of warning. Ch. xvi. 25-33. 4. The high-priestly intercession. Audible eommunion of the So11 with the Father, Ch. mi. 1-26. The prayer he offen- (1) For himaelf. Ch. x:vii. 1--5. (2) For his diaciplea. Ch, x:vii. 6-19. (3) For the Church Catholic in all time. Cb. ml. ~0-26. • • • 5. Review of the difficv.ltiea attending the preservation and characteristics of thla dlacour•• awl prayer. B. Tu HotJB llAS 00MB. 1. The outer glor-ijication of Chrvt in his PIJ#iolJ, Ch. xviii. 1- :rill:, 42. (1) The betrayal, the majesty of his bearing, accompa111ed hy U11u of the bitter cup he wu prepared to driak. Ch. .a:viii, 1-ll, TIIE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. clb:

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