But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
The world of God's elect shall know that Christ loves the Father by seeing Him obedient in all things, preaching, keeping the law, suffering death, as the Father commanded Him, thus showing His will wholly resigned to His Father's designs of grace.
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Christ's holiness was subjected to trial in all forms of temptation, yet without sin, so the world might know He loved the Father by obeying Him even through calamities and persecution. We ought to bear our trials the same way, proving our love of God through affliction.
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To the Prince of the world, who has nothing in Him, Christ yields Himself unto death in obedience to the Father's commandment that He give His life a ransom for many. This spontaneous eagerness, the Lamb hastening to slaughter even amid His lofty discourse, shows the depth of His spirit's resolve.
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