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"Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine, and I am glorified in them.”
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We note right away that he says not only, “Everything I have is yours” but also “everything You have is Mine.”
This last statement is astounding.
It makes sense only if the Father and the Son are one in essence (cf.
10:30).
For a creature to say to the Creator—or even for a believer to say to God—“Everything I have is Yours” is not marvelous.
But for any one lower than God to add, “and everything You have is Mine,” would require explanation.
Jesus has in mind (not only) the fact that all things promote His glory, but also that
He is actually the owner of all and as such has authority over all (cf.
17:2).
The One who is here addressing the Father is the same One who was face to face with the Father from eternity (17:5).
All things in the entire universe belong both to the Father and to the Son.
So, what is of interest to the One is of interest to the Other.
This is the reason why Jesus is able to pray so fervently for his disciples.
They are His, His very own.
So, He loves them.
But whatever is his, is also the Father’s.
This mutual ownership implies mutual interest, and this mutual interest assures mutual action.
Jesus then adds, “and I am glorified in them”, He is thinking primarily of the glory which he as Mediator
(who is here speaking as if he had already completely finished his task) derives from the salvation of His disciples.
The graces which adorn those who have been drawn out of the darkness and into the light reflect His redeeming love and power.
Surely, if Paul can call the church at Philippi “my joy and crown” (), and
can speak of the brethren at Thessalonica as “our glory and our joy” (), and
this because these congregations display the fruits of his work,
Jesus all the more has a right to say that in all things—particularly,
in those who from eternity are His own—He is glorified.
Here in lies the great comfort of the faithful.
God and Christ have an equal interest in them!
The Father loves them as Christ does: as His own!
Christ cares for them as the Father does: as His own! Remember what says?
"...indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.”
() "Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching but goes beyond it does not have God.
The one who remains in that teaching, this one has both the Father and the Son.” ()
Truly we are love in the gospel!
We have the Father’s electing love, giving us to Christ, we have the Son’s redeeming love to purchase our sin!
We have the Spirit’s work inside us to sanctify us and make us holy!
"For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.” ()
So, because Christ has satisfied God’s justice, God and us have now been reconciled!
This is what creates the boldness to run to God in prayer and why we don’t need to fear God’s justice.
v10 is our double claim.
1.
We have God on our side, who is the supreme judge, the offended party, the first cause and fountain of blessing.
2. By Christ we have a near relation to God: we are Christ’s more than angels;
they are ministering spirits, not the spouse of Christ’s bosom, nor members of his body.
God has given us to Him, as he brought Eve to Adam;
we are near to God: (see ),
as a woman married to the king’s son by the king’s consent.
The whole blessings of Christ’s purchase are ours;
"By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.”
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we have God in our nature working righteousness,
making atonement,
meriting blessedness,
sending the Spirit as purchased by Him.
He says in v10, “I am glorified in them.”
How is Christ glorified in those who follow Him?
1. Passively, as he glorifies Himself in them, by
comforting,
refreshing their hearts,
doing good to them that are so despicable and unworthy, and
manifesting the riches of His glory in them.
2. Actively, by their faith, by their ministry, by their way of living.
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By their faith.
To glorify any one, is to have a good esteem of them.
Those that do not believe or trust a man’s word, obscure the dignity of that person, rejecting him as a contemptible man.
Now the apostles do everywhere express their faith in His godhead, and
their sense of the dignity of His person and office.
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By their ministry.
Christ was made known by them.
And was yet to be further manifested.
After the resurrection they were
His heralds, to proclaim His triumphs for him over death and hell; and
His ambassadors, to go out into the world and gather subjects for His kingdom.
triumphs for him over death and hell; and his ambassadors, to go out into the world and gather subjects for his kingdom.
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By their life,
and so by the steadfastness of their profession,
when others pull back
"From that moment many of his disciples turned back and no longer accompanied him.
"So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
"Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom will we go?
You have the words of eternal life.”
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By their self-denial: "...“See, we have left everything and followed you.
...”” () Peter says...
fathers, mothers, nets, jobs, &c.
So by their holiness and fruitfulness of their way of life,
they were such a company of which Christ was not ashamed.
So v10 presents a wonderful new argument that Christ urges upon us for to know our standing with our Father.
Teaching us that,
The more we desire to glorify Christ, the more confidence we may have of his intercession for us.
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It’s the evidence of our deep concern in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Concern is the ground of our discussion.
None but those who belong to God fly to Him in prayer but those that are His own.
It’s those that are God’s and Christ’s.
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Our concern is the Father.
The Father acknowledges you that glorify His Son, you and no other.
"For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.” ()
God’s love can have no cause but itself.
Our love to Christ is a certain sign of God’s love to us.
Do you glorify Christ by love and trust (faith)?
Christ is His beloved, and He loves all them that love Christ!
"The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, "so that all people may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.”
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5:22–23 God the Father displays the divine honor of God the Son in appointing Him to
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