"Open your ears," says James Montgomery Boice. "Hear the voice of Christ. Believe him. Turn to him. Throw yourself upon him. Receive him as your Savior." Even in the midst of pain and persecution, we are to live as Christ would live. Volume 3 on the Gospel of John shows Jesus turning to all who had received him in the midst of, and in spite of, growing hostility from the authorities of Judaism.
This expositional commentary on one of the Bible's most popular books combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse and section-by-section reading of the biblical text. Integrating thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for daily living, James Montgomery Boice explains the meaning of the text and relates the text's concerns to the church, Christianity, and the world in which we live.
“First, the parable teaches that the Lord Jesus Christ knows his sheep and that it is a wonderful thing to be known by him.” (Page 738)
“First, Jesus says that anyone who enters in will be saved.” (Page 745)
“First, it obviously teaches that there is only one gate, meaning that Jesus is the sole way to God.” (Page 742)
“The word means ‘good’ in the sense of being morally good; but it also means ‘beautiful,’ ‘winsome,’ ‘lovely,’ ‘attractive,’ or even ‘possessing all and whatever qualities make the object described a good thing or the person a good person.’” (Page 754)
“First, we are led to see that the death about which Jesus speaks is voluntary” (Page 754)