Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

There was one thing, however, that enabled
Jesus to rise above His surroundings, and live a life
that showed to men "the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." He
represented the Father perfectly, so that He could
say, "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father,"
and that which enabled Him to do this was the fact
that the Father dwelt in Him. Jesus emptied
Himself, and interposed no obstacle to the Father's
working in Him, and since God giveth not the
Spirit by measure, it followed naturally that in
Christ dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
God desires to do for us what He did for His
only begotten Son. Jesus said to His disciples, "As
the Father hath sent Me, even so send I you." (John
20:21) By pursuing the same course that Jesus
took, the same results will follow in our case. So
far as God is concerned, no difference is made
between us and Christ. Just as He equipped and
sent forth Jesus, He sends us also. Jesus recognized
what the Father was to Him in all His life, and so
we do not find Him thinking, planning, speaking,
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