John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld his glory… The greatest glory of the Jewish Church was thai God tabernacled in its midst. The greatest glory of the Tabernacle was the most holy place. The glory of the holy place was the Shekinah. Jesus Christ was God's Tabernacle, and the surpassing excellence of this Tabernacle is fulness of grace and truth. I. A FAVOURED PEOPLE. Who are the we? 1. An elect company. 2. A called company. Special in the case of the apostles. General in the case of all believers. 3. An illuminated company. Christ's glory not manifest to the rest of mankind. II. THEIR EXALTED PRIVILEGE. "Beheld His glory": not heard or read of. Many were the privileges of the disciples, but this excelled them all. How can we behold? 1. By faith. 2. Experience. 3. Communion. III. A MOST BLESSED VISION. 1. Of Christ's complex person as God and man. 2. Of the motive for which He undertook His redeeming work. 3. Of His self-sacrifice. 4. Of His endurance and perseverance. 5. Of His triumph. IV. THE TESTIMONY WHICH WE WHO HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY ARE SURE TO BEAR. That He is — 1. The only-begotten of the Father. 2. Full of grace. 3. Full of truth. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. |
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