Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
I speak and testify from absolute knowledge and direct vision of God, the privilege of the only-begotten Son in the Father's bosom. The plural 'we' stands in sharp contrast to Nicodemus's opening 'we know,' yet your class refuses our testimony altogether.
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Christ speaks here for himself and all God's prophets together: we teach nothing invented or dubious, but only what God has revealed and trained us to know. Every minister must guard against his own dreams and conjectures; speak only what the Lord has given him, and stay within the bounds of his faith. The world's rejection does not diminish the Gospel's truth.
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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