crucifixion. Christ’s total preoccupation was in complete obedience to the will of God (10:7). He Himself testified, “… I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me” (John 5:30). He came in His Father’s name (John 5:43). Christ knew that the restoration of His eternal glory would occur after the completion of His earthly task (John 17:4–5), but He did not glorify the Father just to regain His own glorification. He earlier confessed, “If I honour myself, my honour is nothing:
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