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John Chapter Twelve

 

John 12

His place (chap. 12) now is with the remnant where His heart found rest-the house of Bethany. We have in this family a sample of the true remnant of Israel three different cases with regard to their position before God. Martha had faith which no doubt attached her to Christ but which did not go beyond that which was needed for the kingdom. Those who will be spared for the earth in the last days will have the same. Their faith will at length acknowledge Christ the Son of God. Lazarus was there living by that power which could have also raised up all the dead saints in the same way [1] which by grace at the last day will call up Israel morally from their state of death. In a word we find the remnant who will not die spared through true faith (but faith in a living Saviour who should deliver Israel) and those who shall be brought back as from the dead to enjoy the kingdom. Martha served; Jesus is in company with them; Lazarus sits at the table with Him.

But there was also the representative of another class. Mary who had drunk at the fountain of truth and had received that living water into her heart had understood that there was something more than the hope and the blessing of Israel-namely Jesus Himself. She does that which is suitable to Jesus in His rejection-to Him who is the resurrection before He is our life. Her heart associates her with that act of His and she anoints Him for His burial. To her it is Jesus Himself who is in question-and Jesus rejected; and faith takes its place in that which was the seed of the assembly still hidden in the soil of Israel and of this world but which in the resurrection would come forth in all the beauty of the life of God-of eternal life. It is a faith that expends itself on Him on His body in which He was about to undergo the penalty of sin for our salvation. The selfishness of unbelief betraying its sin in its contempt of Christ and in its indifference gives the Lord occasion to attach its true value to this action of His beloved disciple. Her anointing His feet is pointed out here as shewing that all that was of Christ that which was Christ had to her a value which prevented her regarding anything else. This is a we appreciation of Christ. The faith that knows His love which passes knowledge-this kind of faith is a sweet odour in the whole house. And God remembers it according to His grace. Jesus understood her: that was all she wanted. He justifies her: who should rise up against her? This scene is over and the course of events is resumed.

The enmity of the Jews (alas! that of man's heart thus given up to itself and consequently to the enemy who is a murderer by nature and the enemy of God-an enemy that nothing merely human can subdue) would fain kill Lazarus also. Man is indeed capable of this: but capable of what? Everything yields to hatred-to this kind of hatred of God who manifests Himself. But for this it would in fact be inconceivable. They must now either believe in Jesus or reject Him: for His power was so evident that they must do the one or the other-a man publicly raised from the dead after four days and alive among the people left no longer any possibility of indecision. Jesus knew it divinely. He presents Himself as Ring of Israel to assert His rights and to offer salvation and the promised glory to the people and to Jerusalem. [2] The people understand this. It must be a deliberate rejection as the Pharisees are well aware. But the hour was come: and although they could do nothing for the world went after Him Jesus is put to death for "he gave himself."

The second testimony of God to Christ has now been borne to Him as the true Son of David. He has been witnessed to as the Son of God in raising Lazarus (chap. 11:4) and Son of David in riding into Jerusalem on the ass's colt. There was yet another title to be acknowledged. As Son of man He is to possess all the kingdoms of the earth. The Greeks [3] come (for His fame had gone abroad) and desire to see Him. Jesus says "The hour is come for the Son of man to be glorified." But now He returns to the thoughts of which Mary's ointment was the expression to His heart. He should have been received as the Son of David; but in taking His place as the Son of man a very different thing necessarily opens before Him. How could He be seen as Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven to take possession of all things according to the counsels of God without dying? If His human service on earth was finished and He had gone out free calling if need were for twelve legions of angels no one could have had any part with Him: He would have remained alone. "Except the corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth alone; if it die it bringeth forth much fruit." If Christ takes His heavenly glory and is not alone in it He dies to attain it and to bring with Him the souls whom God has given Him. In fact the hour was come: it could no longer tarry. Everything was now ready for the end of the trial of this world of man of Israel; and above all the counsels of God were being fulfilled.

Outwardly all was testimony to His glory. He enters Jerusalem in triumph-the multitude proclaiming Him King. What were the Romans about? They were silent before God. The Greeks came to seek Him. All is ready for the glory of the Son of man. But the heart of Jesus well knew that for this glory-for the accomplishment of the work of God for His having one human being with Him in the glory for the granary of God to be filled according to the counsels of grace-He must die. No other way for guilty souls to come to God. That which Mary's affection foresaw Jesus knows according to the truth; and according to the mind of God He feels it and submits to it. And the Father responds at this solemn moment by bearing testimony to the glorious effect of that which His sovereign majesty at the same time required-majesty which Jesus fully glorified by His obedience: and who could do this excepting Him who by that obedience brought in the love and the power of God which accomplished it?

In that which follows the Lord introduces a great principle connected with the truth contained in His sacrifice. There was no link between the natural life of man and God. If in the man Christ Jesus there was a life in entire harmony with God He must needs lay it down on account of this condition of man. Being of God He could not remain in connection with man. Man would not have it. Jesus would rather die than not fulfil His service by glorifying God-than not be obedient unto the end. But if any one loved his life of this world he lost it; for it was not in connection with God. If any one by grace hated it-separated himself in heart from this principle of alienation from God and devoted his life to Him he would have it in the new and eternal state. To serve Jesus therefore was to follow Him; and where He was going there should His servant be. The result of association of heart with Jesus here shewn in following Him passes out of this world as He was indeed doing and Messiah blessings into the heavenly and eternal glory of Christ. If any one served Him the Father would remember it and would honour him. All this is said in view of His death the thought of which comes over His mind; and His soul is troubled. And in the just dread of that hour which in itself is the judgment of God and the end of man as God created him here on earth He asks God to deliver Him from that hour. And in truth He had come-not then to be (although He was) the Messiah not then (although it was His right) to take the kingdom; but He had come for this very hour-by dying to glorify His Father. This He desires involve what it may. "Father glorify thy name " is His only prayer. This is perfectness-He feels what death is: there would have been no sacrifice if He had not felt it. But while feeling it His only desire was to glorify His Father. If that cost Him everything the work was perfect in proportion.

Perfect in this desire and that unto death the Father could not but answer Him In His answer as it appears to me the Father announces the resurrection. But what grace what marvel to be admitted into such communications! The heart is astounded while filled with worship and with grace in beholding the perfection of Jesus the Son of God unto death; that is to say absolute; and in seeing Him with the full sense of what death was seeking the sole glory of the Father; and the Father answering-an answer morally needful to this sacrifice of the Son and to His own glory. Thus He said "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." I believe that He had glorified it in the resurrection of Lazarus; [4] He would do so again in the resurrection of Christ-a glorious resurrection which in itself implied ours; even as the Lord had said without naming His own.

Let us now observe the connection of the truths spoken of in this remarkable passage. The hour was come for the glory of the Son of man. But in order to this it needed that the precious corn of wheat should fall into the ground and die; else it would remain alone. This was the universal principle. The natural life of this world in us had no part with God. Jesus must be followed. We should thus be with Him: this was serving Him. Thus also we should be honoured by the Father. Christ for Himself looks death in the face and feels all its import. Nevertheless He gives Himself to one only thing-the glory of His Father. The Father answers Him in this. His desire should be fulfilled. He should not be without an answer to His perfection. The people hear it as the voice of the Lord God as described in the Psalms. Christ (who in all this had put Himself entirely aside had spoken only of the glory of His followers and of His Father) declares that this voice came for the people's sake in order that they might understand what He was for their salvation. Then there opens before Him who had thus put Himself aside and submitted to everything for His Father's sake not the future glory but the value the import the glory of the work He was about to do. The principles of which we have spoken are here brought to the central point of their development. In His death the world was judged: Satan was its prince and he is cast out: in appearance it is Christ who was so. By death He morally and judicially destroyed him who had the power of death. It was the total and entire annihilation of all the rights of the enemy over whomsoever and whatsoever it might be when the Son of God and Son of man bore the judgment of God as man in obedience unto death. All the rights that Satan possessed through man's disobedience and the judgment of God upon it were only rights in virtue of the claims of God upon man and come back to Christ alone. And being lifted up between God and the world in obedience on the cross bearing that which was due to sin Christ became the point of attraction for all men living that through Him they might draw nigh to God. While living Jesus ought to have been owned as the Messiah of promise; lifted up from the earth as a victim before God being no longer of the earth as living upon it He was the point of attraction towards God for all those who living on earth were alienated from God as we have seen that they might come to Him there (by grace) and have life through the Saviour's death. Jesus warns the people that it was only for a little time that He the light of the world would remain with them. They should believe while it was yet time. Soon would the darkness come and they would not know whither they went. We see that whatever might be the thoughts that occupy His heart the love of Jesus never grows cold. He thinks of those around Him-of men according to their need.

Nevertheless they did not believe according to the testimony of the prophet given in view of His humiliation unto death given in sight of the vision of His divine glory which could but bring judgment on a rebellious people (Isa. 53 and 6).

Nevertheless such is grace His humiliation should be their salvation; and in the glory that judged them God would remember the counsels of His grace as sure a fruit of that glory as was the judgment which the Holy Holy Holy Jehovah of Hosts must pronounce against evil-a judgment suspended by His longsuffering during centuries but now fulfilled when these last efforts of His mercy were despised and rejected. They preferred the praise of men.

At last Jesus declares that which His coming really was-that in fact they who believed in Him in the Jesus whom they saw on the earth believed in His Father and saw His Father. He was come as the light and they who believed should not walk in darkness. He did not judge; He was come to save; but the word which He had spoken should judge those who heard for it was the Father's word and it was life everlasting.

Footnotes

[1] I speak only of the power needed to produce this effect; for in truth the sinful condition of man whether Jew or Gentile required expiation; and there would have been no saints to call out from among the dead if the grace of God had not acted by virtue and in view of that expiation. I speak merely of the power that dwelt in the Person of Christ that overcame all the power of death which could do nothing against the Son of God. But man's condition which made the death of Christ necessary was only demonstrated by His rejection which proved that all means were unavailing to bring back man as he was to God.

[2] In this Gospel the occasion of the assembling of the crowd to meet and to accompany Jesus was the raising of Lazarus-the testimony to His being Son of God.

[3] Greeks properly speaking: not Hellenists that is Jews who spoke the Greek language and belongedto foreign countries being of the dispersion.

[4] Resurrection follows the condition of Christ. Lazarus was raised while Christ was living here in the flesh and Lazarus is raised to life in the flesh. When Christ in glory raises us He will raise us in glory. And even now that Christ is hid in God our life is hid with Him there.

── John DarbySynopsis of John

 

John 12

Chapter Contents

Christ anointed by Mary. (1-11) He enters Jerusalem. (12-19) Greeks apply to see Jesus. (20-26) A voice from heaven bears testimony to Christ. (27-33) His discourse with the people. (34-36) Unbelief of the Jews. (37-43) Christ's address to them. (44-50)

Commentary on John 12:1-11

(Read John 12:1-11)

Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not leave off serving as some who when found fault with for going too far in one way peevishly run too far another way; she still served but within hearing of Christ's gracious words. Mary gave a token of love to Christ who had given real tokens of his love to her and her family. God's Anointed should be our Anointed. Has God poured on him the oil of gladness above his fellows let us pour on him the ointment of our best affections. In Judas a foul sin is gilded over with a plausible pretence. We must not think that those do no acceptable service who do it not in our way. The reigning love of money is heart-theft. The grace of Christ puts kind comments on pious words and actions makes the best of what is amiss and the most of what is good. Opportunities are to be improved; and those first and most vigorously which are likely to be the shortest. To consult to hinder the further effect of the miracle by putting Lazarus to death is such wickedness malice and folly as cannot be explained except by the desperate enmity of the human heart against God. They resolved that the man should die whom the Lord had raised to life. The success of the gospel often makes wicked men so angry that they speak and act as if they hoped to obtain a victory over the Almighty himself.

Commentary on John 12:12-19

(Read John 12:12-19)

Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things both in the word and providence of God disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.

Commentary on John 12:20-26

(Read John 12:20-26)

In attendance upon holy ordinances particularly the gospel passover the great desire of our souls should be to see Jesus; to see him as ours to keep up communion with him and derive grace from him. The calling of the Gentiles magnified the Redeemer. A corn of wheat yields no increase unless it is cast into the ground. Thus Christ might have possessed his heavenly glory alone without becoming man. Or after he had taken man's nature he might have entered heaven alone by his own perfect righteousness without suffering or death; but then no sinner of the human race could have been saved. The salvation of souls hitherto and henceforward to the end of time is owing to the dying of this Corn of wheat. Let us search whether Christ be in us the hope of glory; let us beg him to make us indifferent to the trifling concerns of this life that we may serve the Lord Jesus with a willing mind and follow his holy example.

Commentary on John 12:27-33

(Read John 12:27-33)

The sin of our souls was the troubled of Christ's soul when he undertook to redeem and save us and to make his soul an offering for our sin. Christ was willing to suffer yet prayed to be saved from suffering. Prayer against trouble may well agree with patience under it and submission to the will of God in it. Our Lord Jesus undertook to satisfy God's injured honour and he did it by humbling himself. The voice of the Father from heaven which had declared him to be his beloved Son at his baptism and when he was transfigured was heard proclaiming that He had both glorified his name and would glorify it. Christ reconciling the world to God by the merit of his death broke the power of death and cast out Satan as a destroyer. Christ bringing the world to God by the doctrine of his cross broke the power of sin and cast out Satan as a deceiver. The soul that was at a distance from Christ is brought to love him and trust him. Jesus was now going to heaven and he would draw men's hearts to him thither. There is power in the death of Christ to draw souls to him. We have heard from the gospel that which exalts free grace and we have heard also that which enjoins duty; we must from the heart embrace both and not separate them.

Commentary on John 12:34-36

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The people drew false notions from the Scriptures because they overlooked the prophecies that spoke of Christ's sufferings and death. Our Lord warned them that the light would not long continue with them and exhorted them to walk in it before the darkness overtook them. Those who would walk in the light must believe in it and follow Christ's directions. But those who have not faith cannot behold what is set forth in Jesus lifted up on the cross and must be strangers to its influence as made known by the Holy Spirit; they find a thousand objections to excuse their unbelief.

Commentary on John 12:37-43

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Observe the method of conversion implied here. Sinners are brought to see the reality of Divine things and to have some knowledge of them. To be converted and truly turned from sin to Christ as their Happiness and Portion. God will heal them will justify and sanctify them; will pardon their sins which are as bleeding wounds and mortify their corruptions which are as lurking diseases. See the power of the world in smothering convictions from regard to the applause or censure of men. Love of the praise of men as a by-end in that which is good will make a man a hypocrite when religion is in fashion and credit is to be got by it; and love of the praise of men as a base principle in that which is evil will make a man an apostate when religion is in disgrace and credit is to be lost for it.

Commentary on John 12:44-50

(Read John 12:44-50)

Our Lord publicly proclaimed that every one who believed on him as his true disciple did not believe on him only but on the Father who sent him. Beholding in Jesus the glory of the Father we learn to obey love and trust in him. By daily looking to Him who came a Light into the world we are more and more freed from the darkness of ignorance error sin and misery; we learn that the command of God our Saviour is everlasting life. But the same word will seal the condemnation of all who despise it or neglect it.

── Matthew HenryConcise Commentary on John

 

John 12

Verse 2

[2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

It seems Martha was a person of some figure from the great respect which was paid to her and her sister in visits and condolences on Lazarus's death as well as from the costly ointment mentioned in the next verse. And probably it was at their house our Lord and his disciples lodged when he returned from Jerusalem to Bethany every evening of the last week of his life upon which he was now entered.

Verse 3

[3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Then Mary taking a pound of ointment — There were two persons who poured ointment on Christ. One toward the beginning of his ministry at or near Nain Luke 7:37 etc. The other six days before his last passover at Bethany; the account of whom is given here as well as by St. Matthew and Mark.

Verse 7

[7] Then said Jesus Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

Against the day of my burial — Which now draws nigh.

Verse 10

[10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

The chief priests consulted how to kill Lazarus also — Here is the plain reason why the other evangelists who wrote while Lazarus was living did not relate his story.

Verse 12

[12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem

The next day — On Sunday.

Who were come to the feast — So that this multitude consisted chiefly of Galileans not men of Jerusalem. Matthew 21:8.

Verse 13

[13] Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Psalms 118:26; Mark 11:8; Luke 19:36.

Verse 15

[15] Fear not daughter of Sion: behold thy King cometh sitting on an ass's colt.

Fear not — For his meekness forbids fear as well as the end of his coming. Zechariah 9:9.

Verse 16

[16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified then remembered they that these things were written of him and that they had done these things unto him.

These things his disciples understood not at first — The design of God's providential dispensations is seldom understood at first. We ought therefore to believe though we understand not and to give ourselves up to the Divine disposal. The great work of faith is to embrace those things which we knew not now but shall know hereafter.

When he had been glorified — At his ascension.

Verse 17

[17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave and raised him from the dead bare record.

When he called Lazarus out of the tomb — How admirably does the apostle express as well the greatness of the miracle as the facility with which it was wrought! The easiness of the Scripture style on the most grand occurrences is more sublime than all the pomp of orators.

Verse 18

[18] For this cause the people also met him for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

The multitude went to meet him because they heard — From those who had seen the miracle. So in a little time both joined together to go before and to follow him.

Verse 20

[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

Certain Greeks — A prelude of the Gentile Church. That these were circumcised does not appear. But they came up on purpose to worship the God of Israel.

Verse 21

[21] The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida of Galilee and desired him saying Sir we would see Jesus.

These came to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee — Perhaps they used to lodge there in their journey to Jerusalem. Or they might believe a Galilean would be more ready to serve them herein than a Jew.

Sir — They spake to him as to one they were little acquainted with.

We would see Jesus — A modest request. They could scarce expect that he would now have time to talk with them.

Verse 23

[23] And Jesus answered them saying The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified — With the Father and in the sight of every creature. But he must suffer first.

Verse 24

[24] Verily verily I say unto you Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth alone: but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit.

Unless a grain of wheat die — The late resurrection of Lazarus gave our Lord a natural occasion of speaking on this subject. And agreeable to his infinite knowledge he singles out from among so many thousands of seeds almost the only one that dies in the earth: and which therefore was an exceeding proper similitude peculiarly adapted to the purpose for which he uses it. The like is not to be found in any other grain except millet and the large bean.

Verse 25

[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

He that loveth his life — More than the will of God; shall lose it eternally: and he that hateth his life - In comparison of the will of God shall preserve it. Matthew 10:39.

Verse 26

[26] If any man serve me let him follow me; and where I am there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me him will my Father honour.

Let him follow me — By hating his life: and where I am - In heaven.

If any man serve me — Thus him will the Father honour.

Verse 27

[27] Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

Now is my soul troubled — He had various foretastes of his passion.

And what shall I say? — Not what shall I choose? For his heart was fixed in choosing the will of his Father: but he laboured for utterance. The two following clauses Save me from this hour - For this cause I came - Into the world; for the sake of this hour (of suffering) seem to have glanced through his mind in one moment. But human language could not so express it.

Verse 28

[28] Father glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven saying I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.

Father glorify thy name — Whatever I suffer. Now the trouble was over.

I have glorified it — By thy entrance into this hour.

And I will glorify it — By thy passing through it.

Verse 29

[29] The people therefore that stood by and heard it said that it thundered: others said An angel spake to him.

The multitude who stood and heard — A sound but not the distinct words - In the most glorious revelations there may remain something obscure to exercise our faith.

Said It thundered — Thunder did frequently attend a voice from heaven. Perhaps it did so now.

Verse 31

[31] Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Now — This moment. And from this moment Christ thirsted more than ever till his baptism was accomplished.

Is the judgment of this world — That is now is the judgment given concerning it whose it shall be.

Now shall the prince of this world — Satan who had gained possession of it by sin and death be cast out - That is judged condemned cast out of his possession and out of the bounds of Christ's kingdom.

Verse 32

[32] And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto me.

Lifted up from the earth — This is a Hebraism which signifies dying. Death in general is all that is usually imported. But our Lord made use of this phrase rather than others that were equivalent because it so well suited the particular manner of his death.

I will draw all men — Gentiles as well as Jews. And those who follow my drawings Satan shall not be able to keep.

Verse 34

[34] The people answered him We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

How sayest thou The Son of man must be lifted up? — How can these things be reconciled? Very easily. He first dies and then abideth for ever.

Who is this Son of man? — Is he the Christ? Psalms 110:4.

Verse 35

[35] Then Jesus said unto them Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Then Jesus said to them — Not answering them directly but exhorting them to improve what they had heard already.

The light — I and my doctrine.

Verse 36

[36] While ye have light believe in the light that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus and departed and did hide himself from them.

The children of light — The children of God wise holy happy.

Verse 37

[37] But though he had done so many miracles before them yet they believed not on him:

Though he had done so many miracles before them — So that they could not but see them.

Verse 38

[38] That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled which he spake Lord who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

The arm of the Lord — The power of God manifested by Christ in his preaching miracles and work of redemption. Isaiah 53:1.

Verse 39

[39] Therefore they could not believe because that Esaias said again

Therefore now they could not believe — That is by the just judgment of God for their obstinacy and wilful resistance of the truth they were at length so left to the hardness of their hearts that neither the miracles nor doctrines of our Lord could make any impression upon them.

Verse 40

[40] He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart and be converted and I should heal them.

Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 13:14; Acts 28:26.

Verse 41

[41] These things said Esaias when he saw his glory and spake of him.

When he saw his glory — Christ's Isaiah 6:1 etc. And it is there expressly said to be the glory of the Lord Jehovah the Supreme God.

Verse 44

[44] Jesus cried and said He that believeth on me believeth not on me but on him that sent me.

Jesus said with a loud voice — This which follows to the end of the chapter is with St. John the epilogue of our Lord's public discourses and a kind of recapitulation of them.

Believeth not on me — Not on me alone but also on him that sent me: because the Father hath sent the Son and because he and the Father are one.

Verse 45

[45] And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

And he that seeth me — By the eye of faith.

Verse 47

[47] And if any man hear my words and believe not I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.

I judge him not — Not now: for I am not come to judge the world. See Christ came to save even them that finally perish! Even these are a part of that world which he lived and died to save.

Verse 50

[50] And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore even as the Father said unto me so I speak.

His commandment — Kept is life everlasting - That is the way to it and the beginning of it.

── John WesleyExplanatory Notes on John

 

Chapter 12. Nard Perfume

Love One's Life: Lose it
Hate One's Life: Keep it

I. Testimony at Bethany

  1. Serve Courteously
  2. Offer Perfume
  3. Sit at the Table with Jesus

II. Time of Glorification

  1. A Grain of Wheat
  2. Fall into the Ground
  3. Lifted up from the Earth

III. The Lord's Word and Belief

  1. Refuse to Believe in Him
  2. Cannot Believe in Him
  3. Believe in Him secretly
── Chih-Hsin ChangAn Outline of The New Testament