311. \u201cEven As\u201d<\/p>\n
The word kathos is sometimes rendered \u201cas\u201d (Joh_17:23), \u201caccording to\u201d (Act_11:29), \u201caccording as\u201d (1Co_1:31), \u201cHow\u201d (Act_15:14), and \u201ceven as.\u201d Its significance is one thing corresponding to another\u2014like as, according as. Let us focus our thoughts upon the words \u201ceven as\u201d or \u201cas,\u201d as we find them used in John\u2019s Gospel in relation to Christ.<\/p>\n
1. Atonement. \u201cAnd as (even as) Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up\u201d (Joh_3:14). We find two things suggested by these words, namely, the necessity and the nature of Christ\u2019s death. Its necessity is embodied in the \u201cmust,\u201d and its nature is confirmed by Christ\u2019s after references to His lifting up\u2014see Joh_8:28; Joh_12:32, Joh_12:34, and the \u201cmanner of His death\u201d was because of our sins, for in that death He has given to God what we could never give ourselves, satisfaction on account of our sins.<\/p>\n
2. Adjustment. \u201cAs I hear I judge,\u201d \u201cAs the Father hath taught Me,\u201d \u201cEven as the Father hath said unto Me,\u201d \u201cAs the Father gave Me commandment,\u201d \u201cEven as I have kept My Father\u2019s commandments\u201d (Joh_5:30; Joh_8:28; Joh_12:50; Joh_14:31; Joh_15:10). All Christ did and said was according to what His Father commanded and taught Him. Everything was adjusted to what His Father directed. He set the compass of His life and testimony to the sun of His Father\u2019s will.<\/p>\n
3. Alignment. \u201cAs the living Father hath sent Me\u201d (Joh_6:57; Joh_17:18; Joh_20:21). Alignment is a bringing one object in line with another. Whether the reference is to Christ\u2019s sending His disciples as His witnesses into the world, or as living because of the \u201cLiving Father,\u201d there is the one thought of correspondence to law and order. As the train will reach the goal of its terminus if it keeps along the rails of the permanent way, so as we keep along the plan of truth, and are actuated by the law of love, we shall reach the goal of God\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n
4. Attunement. \u201cAs I have done to you\u201d (Joh_13:15). As the musician attunes the musical instrument to the right pitch, so Christ has left us an example of loving and lowly service, to which our attitude and actions are to correspond. When love prompts the heart to serve, the hands are active in willing ministry.<\/p>\n
5. Affection. \u201cEven as I have loved you\u201d (Joh_13:34; Joh_15:12). The measure of love to each other is to be gauged and measured by the love which Christ has to us. Grace always places us on a higher plane than law, and in consequence expects more from us. Law demanded love to one\u2019s neighbour, even as one loved oneself; but grace commands us to love each other as Christ has and loves us.<\/p>\n
6. Affiliation. Christ prayed for His disciples, and still prays \u201cthat they may be one, as we are\u201d (Joh_17:11, Joh_17:22). What that affiliation or oneness is, in all its consecrated comprehensiveness may be gathered if we ponder the whole prayer. One in the \u201clife eternal\u201d (Joh_17:3), one in the knowledge of God\u2019s secrets through the words given\u2014Joh_17:8; one in mutual possession\u2014Joh_17:10; one in holy joy\u2014Joh_17:13; one in consecrated separation\u2014Joh_17:14; one in the sanctity of the truth\u2014Joh_17:17; one in vital service\u2014Joh_17:18; one in resplendent glory\u2014Joh_17:22; one in glorious place\u2014Joh_17:24; and one in undying affection\u2014Joh_17:26.<\/p>\n
7. Acquaintance. \u201cI know Mine own, and Mine own know Me, even as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father\u201d (Joh_10:14-15, R.V.). There are two words for knowing, one meaning the knowledge of perception, as seeing an orange tree is such; but the other word is the knowledge of personal acquaintance, that is the word which Christ uses. Seeing a peach growing on the wall, one has the knowledge of perception; but to eat the peach and enjoy its lusciousness is to have the knowledge of experience.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
311. \u201cEven As\u201d The word kathos is sometimes rendered \u201cas\u201d (Joh_17:23), \u201caccording to\u201d (Act_11:29), \u201caccording as\u201d (1Co_1:31), \u201cHow\u201d (Act_15:14), and \u201ceven as.\u201d Its significance is one thing corresponding to another\u2014like as, according as. Let us focus our thoughts upon the words \u201ceven as\u201d or \u201cas,\u201d as we find them used in John\u2019s Gospel in relation … Continue reading “0316. 311. \u201cEven As\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}