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Scofield Reference Notes (1917): Introductory Book Comments for
The Gospel According to St. JOHN
WRITER. The fourth Gospel was written by the Apostle John
# Joh 21:24
This has been questioned on critical grounds, but on the same grounds and
with equal scholarship, the early date and Johanean authorship have been
maintained.
DATE. The date of John's Gospel falls between A.D. 85 and 90. Probably
the latter.
THEME. This is indicated both in the Prologue (1.1-14), and in the last
verse of the Gospel proper (20.31), and is: The incarnation of the eternal
Word, and Son of life; (2) that as many as believe on Him as "the Christ,
the Son of God" (20.31) may have eternal life. The prominent words are,
"believed" and "life."
The book is in seven natural divisions: I. Prologue: The eternal Word
incarnate in Jesus the Christ, 1.1-14. II. The witness of John the
Baptist, 1.15-34. III. The public ministry of Christ, 1.35-12.50. IV.
The private ministry of Christ to His own, 13.1-17.26. V. The sacrifice
of Christ, 18.1-19.42. VI. The manifestation of Christ in resurrection,
20.1-31. VII. Epilogue: Christ the Master of life and service, 21.1-25.
The events recorded in this book cover a period of 7 years.
[1] {Word}
Gr. Logos (arm. Memra, used in the Targums, or Heb. paraphrases, for
God). The Greek term means, (1) a thought or concept; (2) the expression
or utterance of that thought. As a designation of Christ, therefore,
Logos is peculiarly felicitous because, (1) in Him are embodied all the
treasures of the divine wisdom, the collective "thought" of God
# 1Co 1:24 Eph 3:11 Col 2:2,3
and, (2) He is from eternity, but especially in His incarnation, the
utterance or expression of the Person, and "thought" of Deity
# Joh 1:3-5,9,14-18 14:9-11 Col 2:9
In the Being, Person, and work of Christ, Deity is told out.
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[1] {grace}
Grace. Summary: (1) Grace is "the kindness and love of God our Saviour
toward man. . . not by works of righteousness which we have done"
# Tit 3:4,5
It is, therefore, constantly set in contrast to law, under which
God demands righteousness from man, as, under grace, he gives
righteousness to man
# Ro 3:21,22 8:4 Phm 3:9
Law is connected with Moses and works; grace with Christ and faith
# Joh 1:17 Ro 10:4-10
Law blesses the good; grace saves the bad
# Ex 19:5 Eph 2:1-9
Law demands that blessings be earned; grace is a free gift
# De 28:1-6 Eph 2:8 Ro 4:4,5
(2) As a dispensation, grace begins with the death and resurrection of
Christ
# Ro 3:24-26 4:24,25
The point of testing is no longer legal obedience as the condition of
salvation, but acceptance or rejection of Christ, with good works as
a fruit of salvation,
# Joh 1:12,13 3:36 Mt 21:37 22:24 Joh 15:22,25 Heb 1:2 1Jo 5:10-12
The immediate result of this testing was the rejection of Christ by
the Jews, and His crucifixion by Jew and Gentile
# Ac 4:27
The predicted end of the testing of man under grace is the apostasy of
the professing church: See "Apostasy"
» See Note "2Ti 3:1"
# 2Ti 3:1-8
and the resultant apocalyptic judgments.
(3) Grace has a twofold manifestation: in salvation
# Ro 3:24
and in the walk and service of the saved
# Ro 6:15
See, for the other six dispensations: Innocence,
» See Note "Ge 1:28"
Conscience
» See Note "Ge 3:23"
Human Government,
» See Note "Ge 8:21"
Promise,
» See Note "Ge 12:1"
Law,
» See Note "Ex 19:8"
Kingdom
» See Note "Eph 1:10"
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[2] {hath seen God}
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# Ge 32:20 Ex 24:10 33:18 Jud 6:22 13:22 Re 22:4
The divine essence, God, veiled in angelic form, and especially as
incarnate in Jesus Christ, has been seen of men.
# Ge 18:2,22 Joh 14:8,9