v6-7 I love using the 3 W's here:
Who: God
What: Sent a man
Why: To testify about Himself so that ALL might believe through him.
If we read that too fast we miss who the call goes out to... so that ALL might believe. Yes even that co-worker who truly irks me, that driver that cut me off, and yes even people that are just down right mean and hateful. God sent a man so that ALL people, even ones as bad as me,"might" believe.
v12-13 These speak beyond my comprehension. Being given the "right to become children of God"... what an awesome gift. By merely believing in His name we are consider "born of God". It subtle but this affirms the raw power of the name of Christ. Not only do demons flee, even when unbelievers use His name(Matt 7:21-23), but by believing in His name we become children of God. Wrap your head around that for a while "Children of God".
v18 The final words "He has explained Him." How definite are those words... "explained Him", they speak to a finality, completeness, lacking of question. It is no wonder Jesus later says "...Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. ..." [John 14:9].
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