0840. TWO CUPS.

TWO CUPS.

Joh_18:11; Psa_116:12, Psa_116:13.

I. The Cup of Suffering offered to Christ (Joh_18:11).

1. Its Contents. "Betrayal." False accusations, mockery, desertion, death, curse.

2. Its Nature "A cup." Not a well or spring.

3. The Giver. "My Father."

4. Its Acceptance. "Shall I not drink it?"

II. The Cup of Salvation offered to us (Psa_116:12-13).

1. Its Contents. Pardon, peace, paradise, salvation.

2. Its Giver. "Gift of God."

3. Its Acceptance. "I will take the cup of salvation."

Autor: James Smith