Section 4
as a man under persecution He was limited in His activity (John 7:10). He would not act freely. Although the Lord is the omniscient God, He, as a lowly man, appeared to be illiterate. "The Jews then marveled and said, How does this man know letters, having never learned?" (7:15). Al though the Lord had little education, He knew everything. He not only knew the letters; He knew the minds, hearts, and spirits of men. The Lord would not seek His own glory, but the glory of God (7:17-18).
LIFE'S SOURCE AND ORIGIN—
GOD THE FATHER
The Lord's source and origin are God the Father (7:25-36; 13:3). Although His source was God the Father, He came as a man from Naz areth of Galilee (7:27, 41-42, 52; 1:45-46). For quite a while I was not happy with the Lord con cerning what I felt was His lack of frankness in John 7. It seemed to me that He was somewhat sneaky. He told people that His source was God the Father, but He came from Nazareth. There is a vital principle here: with everything con cerning the Lord, the outward appearance will never look good, but the inward content will be marvelous. Do not be troubled by outward