John 12:47. It often happens, that if we were to inquire a little more into the sorrow, it would vanish. Oh! They had asked so little that it came to nothing, and they had not yet learned the art of using his name in prayer; and a great many Christians have not learned it yet. When they, through the good teaching and example of their parents, bring honour and joy to their parents, then they are sure to be themselves joyful. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. The Lord says, I will put my Spirit within you. Better than the bodily presence of Christ is the real, though spiritual, presence of the Holy Ghost. Oh, that none of us may imitate their evil example by negligence and contempt of the revelation of God, lest after playing with Scripture, and trifling with the Christ of God, the Lord should at last in anger declare that we should see, but should not perceive, that we should hear, but should not understand. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin,-as if all the rest would scarcely have been sin at all in comparison with that sin against the light which men committed after Christ had spoken to them. Consequently, his prayers, though in one sense unrestricted, are really restricted by the tenderness of his conscience, and the sensitiveness of his spirit to the influence of the mind of God. For without me ye can do nothing. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Fathers which sent me. We are reading out of Gods Book, remember. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Is Christ still betrayed by his professed friends? That is a very precious truth. This chapter contains some of the most precious words that the Lord Jesus uttered before he died upon the cross. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. I do not think that Thomas did put his finger into the print of the nails, or thrust his hand into his Masters side. It is not merely to say at the end of your prayer, for Christs sake. It is another thing; it is to be able to feel that, as Christ stood in your place, so you dare stand in Christs place; and what you have asked, you have asked in his name, feeling that what you have asked is such that Christ would have asked it. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? It would be a dreadful thing indeed if the chosen people of God were to be overcome by the world; so Christ prayed that his Father would keep them from the evil, for he well knew that they could not be kept from it by any power that was not divine. John 16:19-20. This torture our blessed Saviour endured. John 14:3. So our Lord Jesus Christ must not care for himself, and he did not. In order to receive the refund please reach out to. Christ on the cross draws all men up to himself. Thou hast the power to execute the sentence, lent to thee from heaven: but he that brought me here, and laid the charge against me, even Caiaphas, as the representative of the Jews, hath the greater sin. And then the Blessed One closed his lips, never to open them again until on the cross. Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.. That fierce light that beat about the King of kings fell on him, and it blinded him eternally. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. And are there sufficient of them for that? Have you ever obtained this blessing, brethren, Christs joy in you, what is more, Christs joy fulfilled in you? information on many facets of Greek society, such as theatre and the arts, John 18:28-38. I notice that John seems to have been the first of the apostles to associate with Peter after that terrible fall of his; and in his record of Peters denial of his Lord he does not mention his cursing and swearing as Matthew and Mark do. It is wise for each one of us to say, , It is best for you, at present, to know but little. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. Peter could not have got in if he had been alone, but John was known to the high priest, and so secured his admission. Fix that in your minds, for in the present age we have numbers of persons who talk about being inspired with the Holy Ghost, and who come with all kinds of crudities and fooleries. You will find it in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-six. Im about halfway through Legacy with my partner. John 17:19-20. The Holy Spirit never comforts till he has reproved. A negative is some games would take FOREVER, between all the reading and if you or your friends play slow. We ought to rejoice in his gain. May the savor of them abide in your hearts even as the letter of them abides in your memory! These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. Peace is so rich a blessing that even the Divine Master can say nothing sweeter to his faithful followers; so again he says to them, Peace be unto you.. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works sake. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. John 21:6. He is gone to the Father, and your prayers will find the Father. They came to meet Jesus, waving palm branches before him, and all Jerusalem was on a stir. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! The risen and glorified Saviour is the great testimony to the righteousness both of Christ and of his gospel. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. John 20:16. Sometimes, we think that we are a deal too great to wash anybodys feet; we should like to see a person propose it to us, such big people as we are! Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 12:35-36. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. They might have made him a crown, yet surely it need not have been one of thorns unless they intended to put him to the utmost torment that they could conceive. It does not mean that every prayer will be answered. Do not put crusts into his mouth till he has teeth to bite them; do not give him meat till he can digest it. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. John 18:27. Many of you know the words of this chapter by heart; you could repeat them without a mistake. This passage is very frequently quoted in the Old Testament: it was so exceedingly apropos to the condition of the unbelieving Jews. They would never let it go. And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. John 17:24-26. John 16:31. John 15:27. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 17:2. Men who are in a right state of heart cannot willingly be idle; so, if these apostles cannot preach for a time, they will go back to their old employment, and seek to catch fish. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father nor me. There is always somebody who has not learned the lesson. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; , Or, as the words may be read, Hold me not; detain me not; . John 18:19. If you hear any doctrine which detracts from the dignity of Christs nature, from the glory of Christs person, from the perfection and the necessity of Christs sacrifice, you may depend upon it that it is not the doctrine of God. These things therefore the soldiers did. If you want a corn of wheat to grow, you must put it into the ground; it must be resolved into its primary particles,-for that is what to die means,-and then it must spring up again with newness of life, or else it can never be multiplied. When God keeps us, he keeps us in unity, our divisions are not the result of his work. New York: Oxford And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. Press J to jump to the feed. Our Lords teaching was never deceptive, he did not say one thing and mean another. John 15:16-21. John 21:7-8. He had said to them, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me; so he kept his word. John 17:20. John 19:31. Is it the infirmity of old age? The Lords true servant is to repeat Gods thoughts, not his own, to borrow from the Scriptures, to borrow from the teaching of the Holy Ghost, even as the Lord Jesus Christ did. The inner life is one, the source of that life is one, the nourishment of that life is one, and the end of that life is one, so that all who possess it must be one, one in Christ, and one with one another, even as Christ is one with the Father. And oh! Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? That was an improvement upon the meeting of the previous Lords-day evening; Thomas had learnt by this time what he had lost the week before, so he was present on this occasion. Christ is seeable. John 14:6. Do you know God? Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? The lapidary does not chase upon the wheel the stone that is not precious, but that which is, and so real affliction is no mark, therefore, of your want of grace, but of your having it. Even under the old dispensation, David wrote, Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. John 16:25. They no doubt understood that he claimed to be divine, and so he did. It is not recorded that his disciples ever said to him, Lord, teach us how to preach; but at least one of them was so struck with his prayers that he said, Lord, teach us to pray. We may well ask him to do that for us now. But, believers in Jesus, in the name of your Lord I implore you to hate expediency, since it put Christ to death. It is keeping in Christ, then, that is the vital relater. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Do not break away from evil associations; it is not expedient. How many there are of even good men who do certain thing, not because they are right, but because they are expedient! Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. John 20:20. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. He is able still to draw men unto him because of the attractive force of his atoning sacrifice. If any man will use the light he already has, God will be sure to give him more. Nobody could have caught his manner, and besides, what secret instinct enabled them to discern their meek and lowly Lord, even through the glory which surrounded him? There is the great canon of the Christian life. If ye love me, perform some wonderful action. He did not look much like it. John 17:15. Two or three or more of them speaking at a time said to him: . As the Father loved him, so does he love us: that is, without beginning, without measure, without variation, without end. John 14:21-22. Follow thou me. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Only reason being is we just didn't have time to get to them all. Nehemiah John 14:19. We are to see Jesus because he has gone to the Father. The simple utterance of his name drove them from him, and smote them to the earth; what would have happened if he had put forth his almighty power? And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. John 12:37. I am a shepherd; you must be a shepherd too; and as the sheep follow you, so do you follow me. He treats you frankly. For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him, unto you. John 15:5. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: Oh, what a searching word is this! See how he proceeds: . who is this Son of man? John 12:42-43. All other vines are but shadows of Christ. If he were here in his former state he would be in his humiliation; but now he has gone to his glory. I'm going to go with "anything" here and ask stuff completely unrelated to Clank! I may never have seen that good friend before; but as soon as ever we begin to talk of Jesus and his love, if we are the living children of the living God, the bond of unity is felt at once by both of us. The children of God always see Jesus spiritually. Say not, dear friends that your afflictions must be caused by your sins; nay, rather they may come in consequence of your virtues. Because I live, ye shall live also. As surely as Christ lives, so must his people. Oh, that you and I may be able to utter some humble echo of this speech when we come to the end of our lives! John 12:19-22. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? This is what our whole life is: a little while. But in that little while there are little whiles of sadness, and little whiles of gladness, little whiles in which we have Christ with us, and little whiles in which we see him, but find him not. John 18:1-2. She said, My Master, my Rabbi, my Teacher, my Leader, my dear Master; and I expect she said it with great exultation. What though the cross, and nails, and spear, are in the road? Most check marks/gold star type thing? Believe that I still am that I still am working for your good. Though they had been with Jesus for three years, they had not learnt what is clear enough to every Sunday-school child today, and what is certainly perfectly understood by all who are taught of God. Jesus answered him, Not as Paul did, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall. The Master is superior to the disciple at all points. I cannot help remarking how different this is from some who profess to be the ministers of Christ. My Father is the husbandman.. That was enough to make them glad. O sad hearts, hear your Redeemers prayer for you and do not doubt that it is answered that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.. Twice our Lord uses the word believe. He seems to say to his disciples, Take another dose of faith; it will take away from you this faintness of heart from which you are suffering: Ye believe in God, believe also in me. And then he seeks to make them forget their heart trouble by talking most sweetly to them about his Father, and his Fathers dwelling-place. Yet it is so, for he says, I know whom I have chosen.. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. As much as to say, You may take that for granted. John 20:17. It is because that first knife does not always produce the desired result that another sharp tool is used by which we are effectually pruned. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. It is no business of mine, I know, ever to come to you merely with a message of my own; for if the Lord Jesus Christ did not do so, what a feel his servant must be if he pretends to do it! Have you, dear friends, love to Christ? Help them to play the man, and win the victory, and not desert the colors. No human being could have written such a prayer as this even if it had been proposed to him to write a prayer that should be equally suitable to God and man. I have the most games of all my immediate friends and people turn to me for advice on buying new games. Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of the world unto the Father. What a beautiful way of describing death! What decides the winner? A man without a spiritual nature cannot recognize the Holy Spirit; he must be born again before he can do so. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. It employs someone as wonderful as you, after all.). Well then, say, Father, glorify thy name. 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