What is your definition of a full life? Jesus came that we may have life and have it in abundance (John 10:10).
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There is, however, the possibility of conceiving the entire segment, verses 710, as not a part of the original Gospel, as Bauer does:* it can be a matter of an early gloss that was occasioned by verse 1 (Whoever does not go through the door
). That is indeed especially evident in this verse: Whoever goes through the door, will be savedJesus is here conceived as the door to the sheepfold.
* Walter Bauer, Das Johannesevangelium, HNT 6 (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 1933), p.139.
Haenchen, E., Funk, R. W., & Busse, U. (1984). John: A commentary on the Gospel of John. Hermeneiaa Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible (p. 48). Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
Good Shepherd. The title of Christ based esp. on His discourse in Jn. 10:718 and the parable of the Good Shepherd in Lk. 15:37 (cf. Mt. 18:1214). The theme, which rests partly upon OT imagery (esp. Is. 40:11 and Ezek. 34), is taken up later in the NT, e.g. in Heb. 13:20 and 1 Pet. 2:25 and 5:4.
Cross, F. L., & Livingstone, E. A. (2005). The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd ed. rev.) (p. 694). Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
So often, perhaps particularly in the United States, men and women leave a marriage because they believe they have a right to be happy, and separation with a view to a new relationship is seen as their chance of happiness. Richmond quotes a woman who left her husband with, at that stage, no new partner in view, saying: I have another chance to be happy and Im just not going to miss it. The frequent attitude is: My happiness is more important than your happiness, or the childrens happiness or anybodys happiness (pp. 29, 117).
All too frequently this happiness proves quite illusory and in fact the separation merely brings different, and often deeper, unhappiness to all concerned, even to the one who has decided to separate. But in any case the Christian is not called to be happy. He is called to experience life in all its fullness (John 10:10) and to have inexpressible joy in the midst of suffering (1 Pet. 1:39), but this life and joy stem specifically from obedience to Christ. The pursuit of happiness for its own sake was never part of the Christians calling.
Cornes, A. (2002). Divorce and Remarriage: Biblical Principle and Pastoral Practice (p. 476). Fearn, UK: Christian Focus Publications.
Ver. 10.The two missions. Notice
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II. THE MISSION OF DIVINE LOVE. In contrast with the mission of selfishness, we have the mission of Divine love in Christ. I came, etc. 1. It is a mission of Divine authority. The mission of selfishness was unlawful, and existed by stealth, robbery, and unrighteousness. The mission of Christ was legal and Divine. He came not as a thief, but as a Divine messenger, openly, according to the Divine plan, to fulfil the Divine promise and purpose. He came in the volume of the book written of him. He came in the fulness of time, in the open day. His appearance was heralded, and he carried with him all the credentials of Divine power and authority. 2. It is a mission of Divine benevolence. (1) Christ came to give. That they may have, etc. If we have, Christ must give. The mission of selfishness is to steal, to take away from men what they have, and deprive them of what they may have. But Christ came that men may have; he came to give, to benefit the human family. He came not for his own sake, but for the sake of others. He became poor to make the world rich. (2) He came to confer on men the greatest blessing. That they may have life. The Divine life, the spiritual and highest life of the soul, the life it had lost by sin and kept from by a sinful and a selfish mission. This life was mens greatest need; for this they panted, and nothing but this could save them from spiritual death and make them happy. Mans greatest blessing is that which will satisfy his greatest want. Spiritual life is this, and to bring it within his reach Christ came to the world. (3) To confer this blessing on men was the sole object of his coming. He had no other message. Every other consideration would cause him to remain in his native happiness and glory, and keep him for ever from the adverse circumstances of his human life, and from the repulsive scenes and treatment of this world. But as nothing but his appearance in human nature could bring life to a dying world, he came, and this was the sole burden of his mission. (4) His coming actually brought the blessings of a Divine life within the reach of all. That they may have life. He is the Fountain, the Author, and Support of all life; and when he came, life came with him; and whatever insurmountable obstacle there was in the way of fallen men to obtain it, he removed; and whatever strength and inspiration they required, he furnished by his self-sacrificing life and death. So that all who will may have it. There is many a mission benevolent in aim but defective in execution; but the mission of Christ, in inspiration, aims, and results, is most divinely benevolent and practically efficient. 3. It is a mission of Divine abundance. It is not merely benevolent, but most abundantly and overflowingly benevolent. Have it abundantly. (1) This life is abundant in itself. It contains the elements of spiritual life in all their quickening energies, perfection, and fulness. For Christ is the life; he lived in our world, and laid down his life, and by his Spirit infuses it into the soul, and the soul by faith may appropriate it as its example, model, and inspiration. Christ is our life; as such, it is the highest life possible, and will satisfy the souls deepest wants and divinest aspirations. (2) It is abundant in the, means of its support. Christ, the Author and Model of spiritual life in the soul, becomes also its Sustainer. He is not only the life, but also the Bread of life. From the fulness of his life, and by the ever active agency of his Spirit, the believing soul continually receives fresh energy and strength. It cannot lack for anything. The means of support are infinitely full and various and accessible, and are as abundant as the life itself. (3) It is abundant in the advantages and certainty of its perfect development. This world is most advantageous as the place of its birth, the cradle of its infancy, the nursery of its youth, and the arena of its dawning manhood. It finds advantages of development here which cannot be found elsewhere. The adverse circumstances of life, its trials and temptations, are specially adapted for its first exercises, growth, and confirmation. Its spiritual nature renders it safe from material weapons, and its union with Christ from the hurt of spiritual foes; and even death, which seems to put an end to all here, is made to serve its highest interestsintroduces it to its native land, to the very presence of its Source, where all is life, where it enjoys the most congenial scenes, society, and employment, and where it reaches full development, and perfect safety and happiness. (4) It is abundant in the scope of its enjoyment. When this life outgrows the material conditions under which it exists here, it is born into the spiritual world, the final and natural home of all spiritual life, and time being too short for its full enjoyment, eternity is laid before it to enjoy God, the delights of his presence, the service of his love, and the society of his family for ever.
St. John Vol. II (1909). (H. D. M. Spence-Jones, Ed.). The Pulpit Commentary (pp. 6768). London; New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.
the purpose of Jesus is life-giving. He came that his sheep may have life and have an abundance (of it)grace, glory, resurrection from the dead.
Leonard, W. (1953). The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St John. In D. B. Orchard & E. F. Sutcliffe (Eds.), A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture (D. B. Orchard & E. F. Sutcliffe, Ed.) (p. 999). Toronto;New York;Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson.:
* Walter Bauer, Das Johannesevangelium, HNT 6 (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 1933), p.139.
Haenchen, E., Funk, R. W., & Busse, U. (1984). John: A commentary on the Gospel of John. Hermeneiaa Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible (p. 48). Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
Good Shepherd. The title of Christ based esp. on His discourse in Jn. 10:718 and the parable of the Good Shepherd in Lk. 15:37 (cf. Mt. 18:1214). The theme, which rests partly upon OT imagery (esp. Is. 40:11 and Ezek. 34), is taken up later in the NT, e.g. in Heb. 13:20 and 1 Pet. 2:25 and 5:4.
Cross, F. L., & Livingstone, E. A. (2005). The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd ed. rev.) (p. 694). Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
So often, perhaps particularly in the United States, men and women leave a marriage because they believe they have a right to be happy, and separation with a view to a new relationship is seen as their chance of happiness. Richmond quotes a woman who left her husband with, at that stage, no new partner in view, saying: I have another chance to be happy and Im just not going to miss it. The frequent attitude is: My happiness is more important than your happiness, or the childrens happiness or anybodys happiness (pp. 29, 117).
All too frequently this happiness proves quite illusory and in fact the separation merely brings different, and often deeper, unhappiness to all concerned, even to the one who has decided to separate. But in any case the Christian is not called to be happy. He is called to experience life in all its fullness (John 10:10) and to have inexpressible joy in the midst of suffering (1 Pet. 1:39), but this life and joy stem specifically from obedience to Christ. The pursuit of happiness for its own sake was never part of the Christians calling.
Cornes, A. (2002). Divorce and Remarriage: Biblical Principle and Pastoral Practice (p. 476). Fearn, UK: Christian Focus Publications.
Ver. 10.The two missions. Notice
[...]
II. THE MISSION OF DIVINE LOVE. In contrast with the mission of selfishness, we have the mission of Divine love in Christ. I came, etc. 1. It is a mission of Divine authority. The mission of selfishness was unlawful, and existed by stealth, robbery, and unrighteousness. The mission of Christ was legal and Divine. He came not as a thief, but as a Divine messenger, openly, according to the Divine plan, to fulfil the Divine promise and purpose. He came in the volume of the book written of him. He came in the fulness of time, in the open day. His appearance was heralded, and he carried with him all the credentials of Divine power and authority. 2. It is a mission of Divine benevolence. (1) Christ came to give. That they may have, etc. If we have, Christ must give. The mission of selfishness is to steal, to take away from men what they have, and deprive them of what they may have. But Christ came that men may have; he came to give, to benefit the human family. He came not for his own sake, but for the sake of others. He became poor to make the world rich. (2) He came to confer on men the greatest blessing. That they may have life. The Divine life, the spiritual and highest life of the soul, the life it had lost by sin and kept from by a sinful and a selfish mission. This life was mens greatest need; for this they panted, and nothing but this could save them from spiritual death and make them happy. Mans greatest blessing is that which will satisfy his greatest want. Spiritual life is this, and to bring it within his reach Christ came to the world. (3) To confer this blessing on men was the sole object of his coming. He had no other message. Every other consideration would cause him to remain in his native happiness and glory, and keep him for ever from the adverse circumstances of his human life, and from the repulsive scenes and treatment of this world. But as nothing but his appearance in human nature could bring life to a dying world, he came, and this was the sole burden of his mission. (4) His coming actually brought the blessings of a Divine life within the reach of all. That they may have life. He is the Fountain, the Author, and Support of all life; and when he came, life came with him; and whatever insurmountable obstacle there was in the way of fallen men to obtain it, he removed; and whatever strength and inspiration they required, he furnished by his self-sacrificing life and death. So that all who will may have it. There is many a mission benevolent in aim but defective in execution; but the mission of Christ, in inspiration, aims, and results, is most divinely benevolent and practically efficient. 3. It is a mission of Divine abundance. It is not merely benevolent, but most abundantly and overflowingly benevolent. Have it abundantly. (1) This life is abundant in itself. It contains the elements of spiritual life in all their quickening energies, perfection, and fulness. For Christ is the life; he lived in our world, and laid down his life, and by his Spirit infuses it into the soul, and the soul by faith may appropriate it as its example, model, and inspiration. Christ is our life; as such, it is the highest life possible, and will satisfy the souls deepest wants and divinest aspirations. (2) It is abundant in the, means of its support. Christ, the Author and Model of spiritual life in the soul, becomes also its Sustainer. He is not only the life, but also the Bread of life. From the fulness of his life, and by the ever active agency of his Spirit, the believing soul continually receives fresh energy and strength. It cannot lack for anything. The means of support are infinitely full and various and accessible, and are as abundant as the life itself. (3) It is abundant in the advantages and certainty of its perfect development. This world is most advantageous as the place of its birth, the cradle of its infancy, the nursery of its youth, and the arena of its dawning manhood. It finds advantages of development here which cannot be found elsewhere. The adverse circumstances of life, its trials and temptations, are specially adapted for its first exercises, growth, and confirmation. Its spiritual nature renders it safe from material weapons, and its union with Christ from the hurt of spiritual foes; and even death, which seems to put an end to all here, is made to serve its highest interestsintroduces it to its native land, to the very presence of its Source, where all is life, where it enjoys the most congenial scenes, society, and employment, and where it reaches full development, and perfect safety and happiness. (4) It is abundant in the scope of its enjoyment. When this life outgrows the material conditions under which it exists here, it is born into the spiritual world, the final and natural home of all spiritual life, and time being too short for its full enjoyment, eternity is laid before it to enjoy God, the delights of his presence, the service of his love, and the society of his family for ever.
St. John Vol. II (1909). (H. D. M. Spence-Jones, Ed.). The Pulpit Commentary (pp. 6768). London; New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.
the purpose of Jesus is life-giving. He came that his sheep may have life and have an abundance (of it)grace, glory, resurrection from the dead.
Leonard, W. (1953). The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St John. In D. B. Orchard & E. F. Sutcliffe (Eds.), A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture (D. B. Orchard & E. F. Sutcliffe, Ed.) (p. 999). Toronto;New York;Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson.:
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