He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
A Pharisee and ruler of the sanhedrim comes to Christ, proof that grace subdues even the greatest opposition. He sought private counsel rather than public hearing, a pattern we should follow: go to faithful ministers about the deep matters of your soul, not content with hearing sermons alone.
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Commenting on John 3:1-21
is not condemned--Having, immediately on his believing, "passed from death unto life" (Joh 5:24). condemned already--Rejecting the one way of deliverance from that "condemnation" which God gave His Son to remove, and so wilfully remaining condemned.
The condemnation falls because light has come into the world, Christ Himself, who brought divine revelation to its clearest brightness. He has exposed the whole mind of God, fulfilled the promises, and made grace and truth visible. Yet men love darkness rather than this light. Their works are evil, and evil deeds flee the light that would expose them.
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