The Gospel of John (Arthur Pink Collection)

As we turn to the fourth Gospel, we come to entirely different ground from that which is traversed in the other three. While it is true that the period of time covered by it is the same as in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and some of the incidents treated of by the "Synoptics" come before us here, the One who has occupied the central position in the narratives of the first three Evangelists is the same One that is made pre-eminent by John. However, everything else is entirely new. The viewpoint of this fourth Gospel is more elevated than that of the others; its contents bring into view spiritual relationships rather than human ties, and higher glories are revealed as touching the peerless Person of the Savior. In each of the first three Gospels, Christ is viewed in human relationships, but not so in John. The purpose of this fourth Gospel is to show that the One who was born in a manger and afterward died on the Cross had higher glories than those of King, that He who humbled Himself to take the Servant place was, previously, "equal with God," and that the One who became the Son of Man was none other than, and ever remains, the Only Begotten of the Father.

The introduction to this Gospel is followed by several key themes: Christ, the Eternal Word; Christ, the Word Incarnate; Christ's Forerunner; Christ and His First Disciples; Christ's First Miracle; Christ Cleansing the Temple; Christ and Nicodemus; Christ Magnified by His Forerunner; Christ at Sychar's Well; Christ in Samaria; Christ in Galilee; Christ at the Pool of Bethesda; The Deity of Christ: Sevenfold Proof; The Deity of Christ: Threefold Witness; Christ Feeding the Multitude; Christ Walking in the Sea; Christ the Bread of Life; Christ in the Capernaum Synagogue; Christ and His Disciples; Christ and the Feast of Tabernacles; Christ Teaching in the Temple; Christ and the Adulterous Woman; Christ the Light of the World; Christ and the Blind Beggar; Christ the Door; Christ the Good Shepherd; Christ One with the Father; Christ Raising Lazarus; Christ Feared by the Sanhedrin; Christ Anointed at Bethany; Christ's Entry into Jerusalem; Christ Sought by Gentiles; Christ's Ministry Reviewed; Christ Washing His Disciples Feet; Christ's Example For Us; Christ's Warnings; Christ Comforting His Disciples; Christ the True Vine; Christ Fortifying His Disciples; Christ Vindicate by the Spirit; Christ Glorified by the Spirit; Christ's Concluding Consolations; Christ's Interceding; Christ in the Garden; Christ Before Annas; Christ Before Pilate; Christ Condemned to Death; Christ Laying Down His Life; Christ Risen From the Dead; Christ Appearing to His Own; Christ and Thomas; Christ by the Sea of Tiberius; Christ and Peter; and Conclusion.

The author of this work is Arthur W. Pink, an English preacher and author who lived from 1886 to 1952. He had a profound impact on many through his extensive writings on the Scriptures.

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