"John 16:7 will not come to you Jesus realizes that it is time for His disciples to carry on His work. The disciples could not have God’s presence dwell in them while still sinners—He needed to die for that to be so.
Barry, J. D., Grigoni, M. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (Jn 16:7). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software."
1. In this note, the statement that Jesus is telling something He is just realizing is a presumption.
2. Again, the statement that the Apostles who have already believed in Him are not justified by faith until the cross is a grave theological error, and a heresy. [Even by standards of Catholic Theology I think so since this statement makes the cross a definite point of justification, as opposed to having faith plus good works lifelong.]
This is adding to the word of God. Notes need to explain the meaning, and where necessary give divergent viewpoints, but this is extreme case of reading into the passage, thwarting it, and presenting muddled theology.
The more I read the Faithlife Study Bible, the more it is becoming the most suspect book in my Logos Library. I have books from divergent theological viewpoints and religions, but they are clearly branded as such and are more consistent in what they claim themselves to be.
Quite scary.
