The Fourfold Gospel or A Harmony of the Four Gospels, by J. W. McGarvey, LL.D. and Philip Y. Pendleton, A.B..\par And, Commentary on Acts of Apostles, with Revised Edition of the Text, by J. W. McGarvey. (1863, 1882)\par Resulting in a complete chronological life of Christ, divided into titled sections and subdivisions, with comments injected in the text; especially designed for the use of Sunday-school teachers and advanced pupils.
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The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts of Apostles
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John 3:16: #Joh 3:16| For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. Luther calls this verse "the Bible in miniature." It is a lesson as to God's love: 1. Its magnitude--he gave his only begotten Son. 2. Its reach--he gave it to a sinful world (#Ro 5:8|). 3. Its impartiality--he gives it to whomsoever; that is, to all alike (#Mt 5:45 Re 22:17|). 4. Its beneficial richness--it blesses with life eternal. 5. Its limitations--it is nowhere said that God so loves that he will save unbelievers. Love is the mutual and binding grace between God and man; it may almost be said that in Christ it made God human and man divine. John uses the word "eternal" seventeen times in his Gospel (#Joh 3:15,16,36 4:14,36 5:24,39 6:27,40,47,54,68 10:28 12:25,50 17:2,3|) and six times in his first Epistle (#1Jo 1:2 2:25 3:15 5:11,13,20|). He always applies it to life. The Synoptists use it eight times (#Mt 18:8 19:16,29 25:41,46 Mr 3:29 10:17,30 Lu 10:25 16:9 18:18,30|), applying it to life, and also to fire, punishment, damnation, and habitation. (TFG 131)
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