Lord, we not only worship You as the speaking God, but even more we worship You that You are the Word and this Word is the Spirit. The reality of this Spirit enters into us to be our element.
Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
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Christ had the glory with God (John 17:5). His (incarnation) caused His divine glory to be (concealed) in His flesh. Through His death and resurrection His glory was (released), producing many (grains), which become His increase as the expression of His glory... In the Lord's last words to the believers in chs. 14--16, there are three concrete, corporate (expressions) of this glory: the Father's (house) (the church) in 14:2, the branches of the (vine) (the constituents of the Body of Christ) in 15:1-5, and a (newborn) corporate man (the new man) in 16:21. All three denote the (church). (See John 12:24 note 2)