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Book: John
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John 13:31
I. "Therefore when he had gone out."
A. When Jesus handed to Judas the sop, it was a sign of
friendship. I believe that this was the last opportunity
for Judas. This was the moment that the die was cast.
1. It was then the decision was firmed in his mind to
betray the Lord.
2. It was then that Satan entered him, and Jesus
commanded him that what he did, to do quickly.
B. He went out and it was night.
1. This was the hour of darkness.
2. There was never a darker hour in the history of man
than this day.
3. It would seem that this was the day for the triumph
for the forces of darkness.
4. The light of the world had come into the world but
it would appear that soon the world would extinguish
that light.
5. In the beginning of this book, John told us
concerning Jesus, "In Him was life, and the life was
the light of man, and that the light shone in the
darkness, but the darkness comprehended it not."
6. Soon as Jesus is being nailed to the cross He will
be praying, "Father forgive them, for they know not
not what they do."
II. "Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son
of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him." Now that
Judas has left the room, and has gone on His way to betray
Jesus, the cross is assured.
A. Jesus uses this title "The Son of Man" 10 times in the
gospel of John. This the tenth and last time.
1. The title comes from the prophecy in Daniel 7:13
where he sees one like the Son of man, coming in the
clouds of heaven. It is thus a Messianic title.
a. This first time in the gospel of John that He
uses this title is when He is speaking with
Nathanael, who marveled at the fact that Jesus
knew things about him.
b. Jesus answered in essence that he had not seen
anything yet, that he was to see the angels of
of heaven ascending and descending upon the Son
of Man.
B. Earlier Jesus kept repeating that the hour had not yet
come for Him to be glorified. But now He declares that
the hour had come.
1. Earlier when He was talking to them of the death of
Lazarus He said that the sickness was not unto
death, but that the Father might be glorified in the
Son.
2. He was to be glorified by the raising of Lazarus
from the dead.
3. In the next chapter He will encourage His disciples
to make their requests to the Father in His name
that the Father might be glorified in the Son.
4. Now the Father is to be glorified in the Son by the
obedience of the Son unto death.
C. The cross is the place of glory.
1. Paul said, "God forbid that I should glory save in
the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2. People like to glory in their accomplishments.
a. You watch the presenting of the Oscars, what a
glorying in the flesh.
b. You wear a Super Bowl ring with great pride.
3. In the spiritual realm, we see the same thing, men
who seek to glory in their accomplishments for the
Lord. Or for their gifts to the Lord.
a. We see ministers glorying in their success.
b. We see T.V. evangelists strutting around
drawing all kinds of attention to themselves
by their exaggerated actions or stylish clothes
or the gaudy jewelry.
4. God sought to eliminate all of this by making our
salvation a gift of God to us, by our simply
believing in the finished work of Jesus Christ on
the cross for our sins.
a. The purpose of justification by faith was to
eliminate boasting.
b. If I could be justified by works then I would
have grounds for boasting. I would be boasting
in my works for God.
c. Because my justification is possible only
through the sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross,
I have no place for boasting except in the
cross of Christ.
"Forbid it Lord that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God,
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood."
D. "And God is glorified in Him."
1. Jesus had said, "Let your light so shine before men
that when they see your good works, they will
glorify your Father which is in heaven."
a. The work of Jesus upon the cross for us not
only causes us to glory in Jesus, but also to
glory in the Father that He loved us so much He
was willing to send His Son to make the
atonement for our sins.
b. So not only is Jesus glorified because of the
cross, but the Father is glorified as well.
2. We thus find ourselves giving thanks and glory to
Jesus Christ for receiving the penalty for our sins,
but we also thank the Father for the marvelous grace
and love toward us to allow His Son to come and die
in our stead.
"I will praise Him, I will praise Him,
Praise the Lamb for sinners slain,
Give Him glory all ye people,
For His blood can wash away each stain.
Glory, glory, to the Father,
Glory, glory to the Son,
Glory, glory, to the Spirit,
Glory to the three in one.
III. "If God be glorified in Him, God shall also glorify Him in
Himself.
A. It was the obedience of Jesus to the Father that caused
Father to glory in Him. We are told that He was obedient
unto death, even the death of the cross.
B. God shall also glorify Him in Himself.
1. Jesus came to reveal the Father to man.
2. No man had seen the Father at any time but the only
begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He
hath manifested Him.
3. What did He manifest to us concerning the Father?
a. That the Father loved us?
b. And How do I know that the Father loves me?
Because He sent His Son to die for me.
But God commendeth His love towards us in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the
ungodly.
Herein is love, not that we loved God but that
God loved us and sent His son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
c. The proof that God offers to you to affirm His
love is the cross.
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