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Joh_21:15-17: Love and Service So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son … Continue reading “352. JOHN 21:15-17: LOVE AND SERVICE”

Joh_20:28: My Lord and My God Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.'97Joh_20:28. It was a strange confession this, to be addressed by a pious Jew, who knew the meaning of his faith, to the man Christ Jesus, with whom as man he had companied, with whom he had eaten and … Continue reading “349. JOHN 20:28: MY LORD AND MY GOD”

Joh_20:29: Believing Without Seeing Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.'97Joh_20:29. 1. These words of our Lord to Thomas add one more beatitude to those with which the Sermon on the Mount began. He had already taught to men … Continue reading “350. JOHN 20:29: BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING”

Joh_20:19-20: The Saviour's Easter Greeting When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had said this, … Continue reading “347. JOHN 20:19-20: THE SAVIOUR’S EASTER GREETING”

Joh_20:21: Christ's Mission and Ours As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.'97Joh_20:21. 1. It was the evening of the greatest day in history, and the little company of the disciples sat watching anxiously within locked doors. They had waited all day for Jesus, but Jesus had not come. And now it … Continue reading “348. JOHN 20:21: CHRIST’S MISSION AND OURS”

Joh_17:19: The Master's Consecration And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.'97Joh_17:19. The richest, fullest life our earth has ever known was the life of Jesus Christ. No one ever had within himself such complete satisfactions, such assured convictions, and such settled peace as He. Rich and … Continue reading “345. JOHN 17:19: THE MASTER’S CONSECRATION”

Joh_18:37-38: The Kingdom of Truth Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the … Continue reading “346. JOHN 18:37-38: THE KINGDOM OF TRUTH”

Joh_17:3: Life in the Knowledge of God And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.'97Joh_17:3. 1. The prayer of Christ from which this text is taken is in some respects the most precious relic of the past. We have here … Continue reading “343. JOHN 17:3: LIFE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD”

Joh_17:25: Environment and Character I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.'97Joh_17:15. 1. The last words of Christ to His disciples, clustered round Him in that solemn hour when He took leave of them before He died, were words of prayer. It … Continue reading “344. JOHN 17:25: ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTER”

Joh_16:8-11: The Spirit and the World And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me; of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this … Continue reading “341. JOHN 16:8-11: THE SPIRIT AND THE WORLD”