John 1:15
John's sole purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus to fulfill his ministry. John 1:6-7; Matt. 3:3
He did this by bearing witness to what he knew and saw of Christ
"cried" = loudly, to cry out
"this was he of whom I spake" - before Jesus came to him (Matt 3:11)
John 1:16
...is a continuation of verse 14, verse 15 being a parenthesis, and are the words of the writer, not the baptizer.
"of his fullness" - refers back to v. 14, full of grace and truth
"grace for grace" = not new grace in exchange for old grace, but new grace added to grace, there always being a sufficient and adequate supply to meet all of our wants
John 1:17
"The law was given by Moses" - Moses is known as "the great law giver."
The law was actually given by God through Moses.
This does not make the law an enemy to grace. There was grace under the Law and there is law under grace.
The law is good (to be continued — next week?)
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