Section 14
eternal purpose of God is to impart Himself into us as life—this is the main aspect. But we have committed sin. Hence, redemption is necessary as a stopgap procedure. But this is not the main aspect. From eternity past to eternity future, God's intention is to impart Himself into us as life. During the process of time, we became fallen and committed sin. The fall brought about a gap in God's eternal purpose. God bridged this gap and filled it in with redemption. By this we see that redemption is supplementary to the main aspect of the Lord's death. Thus, the main point regarding the Lord's death in John's record is that it released life and imparted it into us.
RESTING IN HUMAN HONOR
After the Lord had completed His work in His death, He rested (19:38-42). In John 18 and 19 we see the many evil things and sufferings which came to the Lord. Some treated Him evilly, oth ers mocked Him, and even His most intimate disciple denied Him. Everything in His envi ronment was dark. But, however evil were the events and however much He suffered, He en dured them all and passed through them victo riously, showing that He is the victorious and conquering life. His is not the life conquered;